The Da Vinci Code

While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling codes. Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist unravel a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci.

A breathlessly fast-paced thriller that combines art history, religious symbolism, and code-breaking into an irresistible page-turner. Brown masterfully weaves fact and fiction, taking readers on a whirlwind tour through the hidden corners of European history and culture.