(New York: Doubleday, 2003).

FIRST EDITION.  Intrigue and menace mingle in one of the finest mysteries I ve ever read. An amazing tale with enigma piled on secrets stacked on riddles. - Clive Cussler. One of the most popular books of the century's first decade.
The Da Vinci Code provoked a popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and Mary Magdalene's role in the history of Christianity. Combining elements of the detective, thriller and conspiracy genres, it is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon. Janet Maslin of The New York Times said, "it concisely conveys the kind of extreme enthusiasm with which this riddle-filled, code-breaking, exhilaratingly brainy thriller can be recommended. That word is wow. The author is Dan Brown (a name you will want to remember). In this gleefully erudite suspense novel, Mr. Brown takes the format he has been developing through three earlier novels and fine-tunes it to blockbuster perfection." Item #31016

First edition, first issue. 8vo, publisher s original black cloth over boards, the spine lettered in gilt, in the original decorated dustjacket. 454 pp. A very fine copy, as pristine.