Record Number |
766215 |
ISBN |
9780141372563 (paperback) |
Author |
Brown, Dan, 1964- author. |
Title |
The Da Vinci code / Dan Brown. |
Edition |
Abridged edition. |
Publisher/Date |
[London] : Penguin Books, 2016. |
©2016 |
Pagination etc. |
ix, 434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 18 cm. |
Series |
Robert Langdon 2. |
Contents note |
Originally published: London : Bantam Press, 2003. |
Summary Note |
When an eminent curator is found shot dead at the Louvre surrounded by cryptic writings, the police have good reason to suspect Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor who specializes in religious symbols. Langdon narrowly escapes arrest with the help of Sophie Neveu, a police cryptographer and granddaughter of the dead man. The murder thrusts Robert and Sophie into a dangerous treasure hunt across Europe, chased by a ghostly assassin. If they can solve a series of coded messages in time, they may save one of the world's most valuable artefacts. Who can Robert and Sophie trust? The police captain called the Bull? The wealthy British knight obsessed with mythology? Can they even trust each other? A rich sense of the past combined with breathtaking action make this thriller hard to put down and impossible to forget. This edition includes a new introduction by Dan Brown as well as an eight-page photo insert which presents historical places, landmarks and paintings. |
Subject - Name |
Leonardo, -- da Vinci,1452-1519 -- Appreciation -- Juvenile fiction |
Subject |
Grail -- Juvenile fiction |
Cryptographers -- Juvenile fiction |
Secret societies -- Juvenile fiction |
Art museum curators -- Crimes against -- Juvenile fiction |
Young adult fiction |
Paris (France) -- Juvenile fiction |
Thrillers (Fiction) |
Shelf Location |
YA BROW |