Da Vinci Code

Author: (American) Dan Brown, translated by Zhu Zhenwu and others
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: 2003's No. 1 bestseller, topping the Amazon bestseller list. A seamless blend of historical facts and suspense, offering an irresistible reading experience! Dan Brown's new novel topped the New York Times bestseller list just one week after its March 2003 release and quickly dominated the Amazon bestseller list. It even dethroned the more famous John Grisham. As of now, the book's sales have approached 400,000 copies, making it one of the most anticipated bestsellers in the U.S. book market this spring. The success of The Da Vinci Code also reflects the recent trend in English literature of "genre-based" mystery and detective novels.
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent call in the middle of the night while on a business trip in Paris. He learns that the elderly director of the Louvre Museum has been murdered inside the museum, and a baffling cipher is discovered beside the body. Langdon and a highly talented French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are shocked to find a series of clues hidden within Leonardo da Vinci's artworks during their process of sorting through the bizarre codes. These clues are clearly visible yet cleverly concealed by the artist. Langdon is unexpectedly and profoundly amazed to discover that the deceased museum director was a member of the Priory of Sion—a real secret society that includes historical figures such as Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Leonardo da Vinci. This revelation significantly increases the stakes.
Langdon realizes they are searching for a groundbreaking historical secret—one that has proven both enlightening and dangerous for centuries. In this pursuit that spans Paris and London, Langdon and Neveu find themselves engaged in a battle of wits with an unseen mastermind. They must unravel this intricate mystery, or the secret of the Priory of Sion, that hidden truth buried for years, will forever fade into the dust of history.