The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon Book 2)

The Da Vinci Code Hardcover – April 1, 2003 by Dan Brown (Author), US.

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.

THE DA VINCI CODE heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller…utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.

Product details

• Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• Hardcover: 454 pages
• ISBN-10: 0385504209
• ISBN-13: 978-0385504201
• Lexile measure: 850L
• Item Weight: 1.69 pounds
• Dimensions: 6.47 x 1.31 x 9.5 inches