The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
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The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon: the first was his 2000 novel Angels & Demons. The Da Vinci Code follows "symbologist" Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu after a murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris causes them to become involved in a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene having had a child together.
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Bibliographic source: Open Library- Who wrote The Da Vinci Code?
The Da Vinci Code is by Dan Brown. The catalogue records its first publication in 2003. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is The Da Vinci Code?
The catalogue records 489 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
