THE DA VINCI CODE An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci.A desperate race through  the cathedrals and castles of Europe.An astonishing truth concealed for centuries  . . . unveiled at last.While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened  by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been  murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and  gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are  stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues  visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.Even more startling,  the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion—a secret society whose members  included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci—and he guarded a breathtaking  historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—while  avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move—the explosive, ancient  truth will be lost forever.