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Synopsis
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. |
故事梗概
哈佛的符号学家罗伯特·兰登因公前往巴黎，一天深夜接到一通紧急电话：年迈的卢浮宫馆长在博物馆里惨遭杀害。就在尸体的旁边，警察发现了一个令人难以捉摸的密码。在解谜的过程中，兰登惊奇地发现，这个密码的一连串线索就隐藏在达·芬奇的作品中，似乎是显而易见的却又被画家很巧妙地隐藏了起来。
兰登与法国解密天才索菲·奈芙通力合作，发现被杀的老馆长竟是郇山隐修会的成员，而这个隐修会事实上是一个真实存在的秘密机构，其成员囊括了艾萨克·牛顿，波提切利，维克多·雨果和达·芬奇在内的众多显赫名人。
兰登和奈芙觉察到，似乎幕后存在着一个神秘的大人物，能够猜测到他们的每一个举动。兰登和奈芙与他在巴黎伦敦等城市斗智斗勇展开了激烈的竞争。如果兰登和奈芙不能及时破译这个谜，郇山隐修院古老的秘密，这个重大的历史真相将永远不为人知晓。 |
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Comment
● 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 esoteric culled from 2,000 years of Western history.
● “The Da Vinci Code mixes page-turning suspense with art history, architecture and religious history." From USA Today.
● The Da Vinci Code debuted at No.1 on the New York Times Bestseller list and has remained near or at the top of the list for more than 14 weeks. |
评价
○ 丹·布朗巧妙地把跨国谋杀悬念这一读者嗜好与从2000年西方历史中精选出来的历史奥秘结合在一起，创作出了这本充满智慧、逻辑清晰又使人毛骨悚然的悬疑小说-《达·芬奇的密码》。
○《达·芬奇的密码》把引人入胜的悬念和历史﹑建筑以及宗教历史结合在一起。 --《今日美国》
○ 《达·芬奇的密码》一出版便占据了《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜的榜首，并且在长达十四周的时间里，一直保持着位居首列的优势。 |
