NWOT Hardcover w/Dust Jacket Cover Doubleday Dan Brown The Da Vinci Code The Da Vinci Code Summary The Start of a Cryptic Journey In The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, we are introduced to Robert Langdon, a Harvard symbologist who is in Paris for a lecture. His plans are disrupted when he is summoned to the Louvre, where the museum's curator, Jacques Saunière, has been murdered. Before dying, Saunière leaves a series of cryptic messages, which Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu, who is also Saunière's granddaughter, must decipher. As they begin to unravel the clues, Langdon and Neveu realize that Saunière was a member of a secret society called the Priory of Sion, and he was trying to protect a secret that could change the course of history. They also discover that they are being pursued by a mysterious albino monk named Silas, who is working for a Catholic sect called Opus Dei, and is determined to stop them from uncovering the truth. The Quest for the Holy Grail Langdon and Neveu's investigation leads them to the works of Leonardo da Vinci, who, they realize, was a Grand Master of the Priory of Sion. They learn that the secret Saunière was protecting is the true identity of the Holy Grail, which, contrary to popular belief, is not a physical chalice, but rather the living descendants of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Hardcover with Book Jacket, Truly like New and a great collectors item. 2003 Vintage Art, Doubleday Press ISBN 0-385-50420-9 A Novel.Printed in the U.S.A