The Da Vinci Code

By Dan Brown

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Da Vinci Code (2003) is Dan Brown's second thriller featuring Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, after Angels & Demons. It opens with the murder of the Louvre's curator, Jacques Saunière, who leaves coded messages around his body. Langdon, suspected of the killing, teams up with the police cryptologist Sophie Neveu, Saunière's granddaughter. Following clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci, they are pursued across Paris and London by police and a secretive religious order.

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• Stephen Curry: “I was a huge Dan Brown fan. I’ve read literally every single one of his books, “The Da Vinci Code,” “Deception Point,” “Digital Fortress,” “Angels and Demons.” Brown was a huge influence.”