When symbologist Robert Langdon is called to investigate a mysterious murder at the Louvre, he uncovers hidden clues that lead to a centuries-old secret within the works of Leonardo da Vinci. Joined by cryptologist Sophie Neveu, he races across Europe to unravel a conspiracy that could shake the foundations of faith. Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code is a fast-paced thriller blending art, history, and mystery.
Date: 2003 (United States)
Length: ~689 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~82.600.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller,
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"Do not start me on 'The Da Vinci Code'. A novel so bad that it gives bad novels a bad name" — Salman Rushdie, Booker Prize-winning novelist
"An exhilaratingly brainy thriller. Not since the advent of Harry Potter has an author so flagrantly delighted in leading readers on a breathless chase" — Janet Maslin, The New York Times critic
"An amazing tale with enigma piled on secrets stacked on riddles" — Clive Cussler, #1 New York Times bestselling adventure author
"Dan Brown is a character from Foucault's Pendulum! I invented him" — Umberto Eco, Italian novelist and philosopher (comparing Brown to one of his own conspiracy-obsessed characters)
"The intellectual equivalent of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese" — Stephen King, bestselling horror novelist
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