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In the tradition of Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon finds himself, once again, wrapped up in a grandiose scheme, this time of a dangerous Freemason against the backdrop of Washington, DC.

Dan Brown follows the same format for this book as the previous two books (a horrifying prelude, arcane symbols woven throughout, religious undertones, a city packed with history, a terrifying and brooding villain, a strong and intelligent female companion...), but yet T
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Greg
Oct 17, 2012 rated it liked it
Dan Brown sortof got this whole genre started, but this is nowhere near as good as his other books or some of the other people out there writing this genre.
Emily
Jun 10, 2018 rated it it was ok
First 400 pages were great. Last 200 pages were Dan Brown being way too Dan Brown.
Melissa
May 25, 2013 rated it really liked it
DC + conspiracy theories = entertaining reading. Not sure if I liked this as much as Angels and Demons (so far my favorite of Brown's Robert Langdon books), but it was a fast-paced read, and I learned some interesting facts about my city! ...more
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