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Though some
will quibble with the veracity of Dan Brown's conjectures,
"The Da Vinci Code"s an enthralling read
that provides rich food for thought. Robert Langdon, Harvard Professor of
symbology, receives an urgent call while in Paris: the curator of the Louvre
has been murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Langdon
and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are stunned to find a trail
that leads to the works of Da Vinci - and further. The curator may have
sacrificed his life to keep secret the location of a vastly important religious
relic hidden for centuries. It appears that the clandestine Vatican-sanctioned
Catholic sect Opus Dei has now made its move. Unless Landon and Neveu can
decipher the labyrinthine code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle,
the Priory's secret - and a stunning historical truth - will be lost
forever. |