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The Lost Symbol

In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code,
Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world's most popular
thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling--a
deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen
truths... all under the watchful eye of Brown's most terrifying villain
to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of
Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling
landscape toward an unthinkable finale.
As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned
unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building.
Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn.
A disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols--is discovered
in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient
invitation... one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of
esoteric wisdom.
When Langdon's beloved mentor, Peter Solomon--a prominent Mason and
philanthropist--is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of
saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever
it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of
Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations--all of
which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.
As the world discovered in The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Dan
Brown's novels are brilliant tapestries of veiled histories, arcane
symbols, and enigmatic codes. In this new novel, he again challenges
readers with an intelligent, lightning-paced story that offers surprises
at every turn. The Lost Symbol is exactly what Brown's fans have been
waiting for... his most thrilling novel yet.

• author: Dan Brown