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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Bk 2) (Chinese Edition)
The Da Vinci Code - Robert Langdon, Bk 2 - Chinese Edition Author:Dan Brown A mind-bending code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci. — A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe. — An astonishing truth concealed for centuries . . . unveiled at last. — While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been mu... more »rdered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.
The stakes are raised when Langdon uncovers a startling link: 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. Langdon suspects they are on the hunt for a breathtaking historical secret, one that has proven through the centuries to be as enlightening as it is dangerous. In a frantic race through Paris, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu find themselves matching wits with a faceless powerbroker who appears to anticipate their every move. Unless they can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle, the Priory’s secret -- and an explosive ancient truth -- will be lost forever.« less