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#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • An intelligent, lightning-paced thriller set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., with surprises at every turn. “Impossible to put down.... Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.” —The New York Times Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom. When his mentor Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth ... all under the watchful eye of Dan Brown's most terrifying villain to date.

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Dan Brown brings sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead...His code and clue-filled book is dense with exotica...amazing imagery...and the nonstop momentum that makes The Lost Symbol impossible to put down. SPLENDID...ANOTHER MIND-BLOWING ROBERT LANGDON STORY. --Janet Maslin, New York Times<br> <br> THRILLING IN THE EXTREME, A DEFINITE PAGE-FLIPPER. -- Daily News (New York) <br> Call it Brownian motion: A COMET TAIL-RIDE of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer's true identity. -- Washington Post <br> The wait is over. The Lost Symbol is here--and you don't have to be a Freemason to enjoy it....THRILLING AND ENTERTAINING, LIKE THE EXPERIENCE ON A ROLLER COASTER. -- Los Angeles Times<br> <br> ROBERT LANGDON REMAINS A TERRIFIC HERO, a bookish intellectual who's cool in a crisis and quick on his feet.... The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning. -- Entertainment Weekly.

-Impossible to put down. . . . Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.- --The New York Times -Thrilling in the extreme. . . . A definite page-flipper.- --New York Daily News -The wait is over. The Lost Symbol is here. . . . Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster.- --Los Angeles Times -Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller.- --Richmond Times-Dispatch -Dan Brown brings sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead. . . . His code and clue-filled book is dense with exotica . . . amazing imagery . . . and the nonstop momentum that makes The Lost Symbol impossible to put down.- --The New York Times -Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer's true identity.- --The Washington Post -Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who's cool in a crisis and quick on his feet. . . . The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning.- --Entertainment Weekly -A fascinating pleasure. . . . Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know.- --Newsweek -A roaring ride. . . . A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow 'unfathomable power.'- --San Francisco Chronicle -[The] Indiana Jones of intellectuals, Robert Langdon, rides again. . . . Revelations connecting faith and science . . . add dimension to this page-turner's thrills.- --People

Impossible to put down. . . . Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story. --The New York Times Thrilling in the extreme. . . . A definite page-flipper. --New York Daily News The wait is over. The Lost Symbol is here. . . . Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster. --Los Angeles Times Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller. --Richmond Times-Dispatch Dan Brown brings sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead. . . . His code and clue-filled book is dense with exotica . . . amazing imagery . . . and the nonstop momentum that makes The Lost Symbol impossible to put down. --The New York Times Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer's true identity. --The Washington Post Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who's cool in a crisis and quick on his feet. . . . The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning. --Entertainment Weekly A fascinating pleasure. . . . Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know. --Newsweek A roaring ride. . . . A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow 'unfathomable power.' --San Francisco Chronicle [The] Indiana Jones of intellectuals, Robert Langdon, rides again. . . . Revelations connecting faith and science . . . add dimension to this page-turner's thrills. --People

<p> Impossible to put down. . . . Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story. <br> -- The New York Times<br><br> Thrilling in the extreme. . . . A definite page-flipper. <br> -- New York Daily News<br><br> The wait is over. The Lost Symbol is here. . . . Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster. <br> -- Los Angeles Times<br> <br> Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller. <br> -- Richmond Times-Dispatch<br><br> Dan Brown brings sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead. . . . His code and clue-filled book is dense with exotica . . . amazing imagery . . . and the nonstop momentum that makes The Lost Symbol impossible to put down. <br> -- The New York Times <br> <br> Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer's true identity. <br> -- The Washington Post <br> <br> Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who's cool in a crisis and quick on his feet. . . . The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning. <br> -- Entertainment Weekly <br> <br> A fascinating pleasure. . . . Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know. <br> -- Newsweek <br> <br> A roaring ride. . . . A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow 'unfathomable power.' <br> -- San Francisco Chronicle <br> <br> [The] Indiana Jones of intellectuals, Robert Langdon, rides again. . . . Revelations connecting faith and science . . . add dimension to this page-turner's thrills. <br> -- People <br>

Impossible to put down. . . . Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story. <i>The New York Times Thrilling in the extreme. . . . A definite page-flipper. <i>New York Daily News The wait is over. <i>The Lost Symbol</i> is here. . . . Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster. <i>Los Angeles Times Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller. <i>Richmond Times-Dispatch Dan Brown brings sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead. . . . His code and clue-filled book is dense with exotica . . . amazing imagery . . . and the nonstop momentum that makes <i>The Lost Symbol</i> impossible to put down. <i>The New York Times</i> Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer s true identity. <i>The Washington Post</i> Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who s cool in a crisis and quick on his feet. . . . The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning. <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> A fascinating pleasure. . . . Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know. <i>Newsweek</i> A roaring ride. . . . A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow unfathomable power. <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> [The] Indiana Jones of intellectuals, Robert Langdon, rides again. . . . Revelations connecting faith and science . . . add dimension to this page-turner s thrills. <i>People</i><b> </p>

Impossible to put down. . . . Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story. The New York Times Thrilling in the extreme. . . . A definite page-flipper. New York Daily News The wait is over. The Lost Symbol is here. . . . Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster. Los Angeles Times Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller. Richmond Times-Dispatch Dan Brown brings sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead. . . . His code and clue-filled book is dense with exotica . . . amazing imagery . . . and the nonstop momentum that makes The Lost Symbol impossible to put down. The New York Times Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer s true identity. The Washington Post Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who s cool in a crisis and quick on his feet. . . . The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning. Entertainment Weekly A fascinating pleasure. . . . Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know. Newsweek A roaring ride. . . . A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow unfathomable power. San Francisco Chronicle [The] Indiana Jones of intellectuals, Robert Langdon, rides again. . . . Revelations connecting faith and science . . . add dimension to this page-turner s thrills. People

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DAN BROWN is the author of numerous #1 international bestsellers, including The Da Vinci Code, Inferno, The Lost Symbol, Angels & Demons, Deception Point, and Digital Fortress.

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