The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols.Īs Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci-clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.Įven more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion-a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci-and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. Narration: Third person, anonymous, omniscient narratorįollowed by: The Lost Symbol Book Summary: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Theme: The False Conflict between Faith and Knowledge, The Subjectivity of History and The Intelligence of Women.

Setting Places: Paris, Versailles, London, Scotland. Major Characters: Robert Langdon, Sophie Neveu, Jacques Saunière, Silas, Leigh Teabing

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.Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction 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. 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.

Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Summary: 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.

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