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Brown, Dan, 1964- - Author
604 stran ; 18 cm
ISBN 978-0-552-14951-8
americké romány thrillery (romány)Call number C 196.736 Title statement The Da Vinci code / Dan Brown Main entry-name Brown, Dan, 1964- (Author) Publication London : Corgi Books, 2004 Phys.des. 604 stran ; 18 cm ISBN 978-0-552-14951-8 Form, Genre americké romány * thrillery (romány) Conspect 821.111(73)-3 - Americká próza UDC 821.111(73)-31 , (0:82-312.4) Country Velká Británie Language angličtina Document kind BOOKS While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others. In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.THE DA VINCI CODE heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller…utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion. Zdroj anotace: Web obalkyknih.czLoading…
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