The Lost Symbol

Inthisstunningfollow-uptotheglobalphenomenonTheDaVinciCode,DanBrowndemonstratesonceagainwhyheistheworld’smostpopularthrillerwriter.TheLostSymbolisamasterstrokeofstorytelling--adeadlyracethroughareal-worldlabyrinthofcodes,secrets,andunseentruths...allunderthewatchfuleyeofBrown’smostterrifyingvillaintodate.Setwithinthehiddenchambers,tunnels,andtemplesofWashington,D.C.,TheLostSymbolacceleratesthroughastartlinglandscapetowardanunthinkablefinale.Asthestoryopens,HarvardsymbologistRobertLangdonissummonedunexpectedlytodeliveraneveninglectureintheU.S.CapitolBuilding.Withinminutesofhisarrival,however,thenighttakesabizarreturn.Adisturbingobject--artfullyencodedwithfivesymbols--isdiscoveredintheCapitolBuilding.Langdonrecognizestheobjectasanancientinvitation...onemeanttousheritsrecipientintoalong-lostworldofesotericwisdom.WhenLangdon’sbelovedmentor,PeterSolomon--aprominentMasonandphilanthropist--isbrutallykidnapped,LangdonrealizeshisonlyhopeofsavingPeteristoacceptthismysticalinvitationandfollowwhereveritleadshim.LangdonisinstantlyplungedintoaclandestineworldofMasonicsecrets,hiddenhistory,andnever-before-seenlocations--allofwhichseemtobedragginghimtowardasingle,inconceivabletruth.AstheworlddiscoveredinTheDaVinciCodeandAngels&Demons,DanBrown’snovelsarebrillianttapestriesofveiledhistories,arcanesymbols,andenigmaticcodes.Inthisnewnovel,heagainchallengesreaderswithanintelligent,lightning-pacedstorythatofferssurprisesateveryturn.TheLostSymbolisexactlywhatBrown’sfanshavebeenwaitingfor...hismostthrillingnovelyet.