The Da Vinci Code

An ingenious code hidden in Leonardo da Vinci's oeuvre. A desperate race through Europe's Cathedrals and Castles. An astonishing truth that has been hidden for centuries. . At last unveiled. While in Paris, a phone call in the dead of the night awakens Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon. I... nside the museum, the Louvre's elderly curator was murdered, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and talented French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are amazed to discover a trail of clues hidden in Leonardo da Vinci's works—clues that are visible to all, yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. More surprisingly, the late curator was involved in the Sion Priory—a secret society that included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci—and kept a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever, while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move.