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The Lost Symbol

(Robert Langdon Book 3)

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The bestselling continuation of global phenomenon THE DA VINCI CODE, featuring symbologist Robert Langdon.

The Capitol Building, Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom.

When Langdon's mentor, Peter Solomon - prominent mason and philanthropist - is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons.

It is to take him on a breathless chase through Washington's dark history. All that was familiar is changed into a shadowy, mythical world in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth...

© Dan Brown 2009 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

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Really enjoyed it. Lost a star because of points below (no spoilers)...

1. If your female companion declares she has decyphered an element of the puzzle, you must ask 'You understand??' incredulously as though you had always assumed her an idiot.

2. The nervous wreck Langdon will meet any mild revelation during the proceedings with such actions as staggering, knees giving way, jumping backwards or being utterly shocked.

3. There are two ways you can learn the secrets of the ages. You can either graft your way up the 33 degrees of the Masonic order over a lifetime or, alternatively, you can hand it on a platter to your brattish, spoilt, greedy and indiscreet son.

4. After you have finished your story, reserve an extra 2 hours at the end of the book to preach at the listener.

5. Make your puzzles decypherable only to the sagely initated, oh, and everyone else who has basic knowledge of art, history and architecture.

Great fun, but flawed...

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After all the excitement it took two goes at listening to the ending to realise my player hadn't switched off - it had just run out of story. Pity.

Did it end?

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Dan Brown is a great writer, with interesting facts in his books. But this book is so predictable all the way through. good but not great.

Very predictable

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I found this a bit too far fetched. It should have ended at the altar. I listened to it all the way through but not one of my favourites and I won't be listening to it for a second time although the narration was very good.

Too long

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I read the book when it came out and have been intrigued as to why filming stopped so near completion. Somtimes these book can make you suspicious.

Brilliant as usual

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