丹·布朗（Dan Brown, 1964- ），美國暢銷作傢。畢業於阿默斯特學院，曾是一名英語教師。1996年開始寫作，先後推齣瞭《數字城堡》、《騙局》和《天使與魔鬼》3部小說，均取得瞭不錯的銷售成績，其中以《天使與魔鬼》最為成功，奠定瞭他在小說界的地位。《達·芬奇密碼》是他的第4部作品，齣版後成為有史以來最為暢銷的小說之一。布朗的作品已被翻譯成多種文字，在世界範圍內廣為流傳。

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目前它的印數已超過500萬冊。在上架的第一個禮拜，它就取得瞭前所未有的成功，在紐約時報的暢銷榜上排名第一，在華爾街雜誌上名列第一，在齣版傢周報上名列第一，在舊金山年鑒上也排名第一。自從齣版以來，榮登過全美所有主要排行榜的榜首，正被翻譯成35種語言。

《達芬奇密碼》打破瞭傳統懸念小說的模式，其行文節奏明快，語言富有智慧，情節錯落有緻，調查資料翔實，刻畫細緻入微。從小說的精彩開篇到難以預料的令人叫絕的結尾，暢銷書作傢丹·布朗充分證明自己是個善講故事的大師。

這是一本博學而充滿懸念的小說，場景設定在盧浮宮宏大的廳堂之中。

丹·布朗在小說裏描述瞭一種帶有黑色幽默的人生哲學，同時通過小說主人公之口對盧浮宮收藏的經典畫作進行瞭彆具一格的點評，對創作這些作品的畫傢也有非常有意思的介紹。

該書是驚險小說和智力解迷結閤的典範之作。

哈佛大學的符號學專傢羅伯特·蘭登在法國巴黎齣差期間的一個午夜接到一個緊急電話，得知盧浮宮博物館年邁的館長被人殺害在盧浮宮的博物館裏，人們在他的屍體旁邊發現瞭一個難以捉摸的密碼。蘭登與法國一位頗有天分的密碼破譯專傢索菲·奈芙，在對一大堆怪異的密碼進行整理的過程當中，發現一連串的綫索就隱藏在達芬奇的藝術作品當中，深感震驚。這些綫索，大傢都清楚可見，然而卻被畫傢巧妙地隱藏起來。

蘭登無意之中非常震驚地發現，已故的博物館館長是峋山隱修會（Priory of Sion）的成員——這是一個真實存在的秘密組織，其成員包括艾撒剋·牛頓爵士、波提切利、維剋多·雨果與達芬奇，這無疑給他們增加瞭風險。蘭登感覺到他們是在找尋一個石破天驚的曆史秘密，這是個數世紀以來就證明瞭的既能給人啓迪又很危險的秘密。在這場足跡遍及巴黎以及倫敦的追逐中，蘭登與奈芙發現他們在跟一位始終不露麵的幕後操縱者鬥智鬥勇。他們必須解開這個錯綜復雜的謎團，否則，峋山隱修會掩蓋的秘密，那隱藏瞭多年的令人震驚的古老真相，將永遠消逝在曆史的塵埃之中。

Amazon.com

With The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown masterfully concocts an intelligent and lucid thriller that marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a collection of fascinating esoteria culled from 2,000 years of Western history.

A murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his granddaughter, noted cryptographer Sophie Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only Neveu's grandfather's murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead of the authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery leads Neveu and Langdon on a breathless flight through France, England, and history itself. Brown (Angels and Demons) has created a page-turning thriller that also provides an amazing interpretation of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine embark on a lofty and intriguing exploration of some of Western culture's greatest mysteries--from the nature of the Mona Lisa's smile to the secret of the Holy Grail. Though some will quibble with the veracity of Brown's conjectures, therein lies the fun. The Da Vinci Code is an enthralling read that provides rich food for thought.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Jeremy Pugh

From Publishers Weekly

Brown's latest thriller (after Angels and Demons)is an exhaustively researched page-turner about secret religious societies, ancient coverups and savage vengeance. The action kicks off in modern-day Paris with the murder of the Louvre's chief curator, whose body is found laid out in symbolic repose at the foot of the Mona Lisa. Seizing control of the case are Sophie Neveu, a lovely French police cryptologist, and Harvard symbol expert Robert Langdon, reprising his role from Brown's last book. The two find several puzzling codes at the murder scene, all of which form a treasure map to the fabled Holy Grail. As their search moves from France to England, Neveu and Langdon are confounded by two mysterious groups-the legendary Priory of Sion, a nearly 1,000-year-old secret society whose members have included Botticelli and Isaac Newton, and the conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei. Both have their own reasons for wanting to ensure that the Grail isn't found. Brown sometimes ladles out too much religious history at the expense of pacing, and Langdon is a hero in desperate need of more chutzpah. Still, Brown has assembled a whopper of a plot that will please both conspiracy buffs and thriller addicts.

From Library Journal

When Brown regular Robert Langdon is called in to investigate the murder of a curator at the Louvre, he discovers that the body is surrounded by strange ciphers evidently linked to the paintings of Da Vinci-and a powerful relic protected by the Priory, a secret society to which the artist belonged.

From Booklist

In a two-day span, American symbologist Robert Langdon finds himself accused of murdering the curator of the Louvre, on the run through the streets of Paris and London, and teamed up with French cryptologist Sophie Neveu to uncover nothing less than the secret location of the Holy Grail. It appears that a conservative Catholic bishop might be on the verge of destroying the Grail, which includes an alternate history of Christ that could bring down the church. Whoever is ordering the deaths of the Grail's guardians--modern-day members of an ancient society descended from the famed Knights Templar--must be stopped before the treasure is lost forever. To do so, Langdon and Neveu have to solve a series of ciphers and riddles while evading a tireless French police commander and a ruthless albino monk. Despite being hampered by clunky flashback sequences and place descriptions that read like tourist brochures, the story is full of brain-teasing puzzles and fascinating insights into religious history and art. Ultimately, Brown's intricate plot delivers more satisfying twists than a licorice factory.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Frank Sennett

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