The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
This thriller novel follows symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptographer Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The murder leads them to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci, revealing a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years. The mystery involves a conspiracy within the Catholic Church and threatens to overturn the foundations of Christianity.
The 612th greatest book of all time
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Total Points: 1092
Since this book was first published in 2003, there is a penalty of 46.4%. The age adjusted score is 585.31.
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