Once again Dan Brown, author of The DaVinci Code, challenges our intellect and opens the door to much controversy. The Lost
Symbol opens with Harvard symbologist Robert
Langdon traveling to the U.S. Capital
Building to give a lecture. This invitation will be the start of a bizarre chain of events that leads the reader into a secret world of codes, symbols, secret tunnels, and hidden chambers of Washington, D.C. Delving into the mysteries surrounding the secretive Masons and their part in building and designing our nation's capital. As you plunge your way through this historic thriller, you begin to wonder which is fact or fiction. Perhaps a combination of both?
Dan Brown takes you on a fast paced thrilling ride you are not soon to forget. Challenging your intellect and opening your mind to possibilities you never imagined. Taking you far back into the history of our nations capital. This novel takes you on an exciting journey through time and history.
Langdon's efforts to save his mentor, Peter Solomon, who is a Mason and philanthropist, starts him on a long and dangerous journey. Solomon is kidnapped by a deranged psychopath. Langdon is forced to play the game of this psychopath, who leads him down a path filled with secret codes, hidden chambers, and Masonic secrets protected for centuries, to save his friend.
Langdon meets the beautiful Katherine Solomon, who is Peter's sister, to assist him in his quest to save his friend. Ms. Solomon is a scientist in the very obscure field of Noetic Science. Together they embark on the journey of figuring out the gruesome clues left for them by the psychopath. Complicated codes and symbols must be deciphered. In order to accomplish this, they are launched on a long, dangerous journey through hidden chambers, tunnels, and passage ways in Washington, D.C., as well as the capital building itself.
Prepare yourself for a fast paced ride filled with many twists and turns, as well as an intellectual awakening. This thriller is a must read. You will not want to be left out of the controversial conversations that are sure to be all the buzz.
This novel is one more example of Dan Brown's talent, intelligence, and vast knowledge of history. He is the master of mixing fact with fiction to create a most interesting read. Fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride.