"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown

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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.

An excellent book. After just finishing (once again) the Harry Potter series, it took me a few chapters to get used to Paul Michael but he grew on me after every chapter.

I was so into this story that I found myself sitting in my car 10-15 minutes after I arrived at home because I couldn't stop listening. I look greatly forward to the movie and plan to begin the first "Robert Langdon" novel, Angels and Demons later this year.

Author: Dan Brown
Narrator: Paul Michael
Running Time: 16 hours and 58 min.
Book Rating: *****
Production: ****
(out of 5 stars)

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