I just finished reading Dan Brown's novel, “The Lost Symbol” published in 2010. I had stopped my reading habit last year, because of other priorities. However, I have read all of Dan Brown's four books, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Deception Point and Digital Fortress. Of course, The Da Vinci Code is his most popular and widely read novel and was made into a blockbuster movie. Angels and Demons had also been made into a movie. If you have not read Dan Brown books or have not seen the movies you must be living in another world.
Once I started reading, I was not able to stop and read for 10 hours stopping only to eat and rest my eyes. The novel reminded me of our 12 glorious and happy years residing in the Washington DC area in the 1990's. The book has been made into a movie this year, but its release has not been announced, but possibly next year.
Anyway, here's the short synopsis of the “ The Lost Symbol” to whet your appetite.
“ 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 story telling-a deadly race through a real 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 US 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-seen location-all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.
As the world discovered in The Da Vinci Code and Angels and 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.”
Of the four older novels of Dan Brown, my favorite is Angels and Demons. But "The Lost Symbol" novel came in a very close second. I hope to hear from you after you read The Lost Symbol. Happy Reading.
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