The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown

...a document was locked in the safe of the director of the CIA. The document is still there today. Its cryptic text includes references to an ancient portal and an unknown location underground..." That is the teasing first page in the book and typical Brown, mixing fact with fiction to hook you in from the off. It is true that there are things the CIA know that we would never be able to know as it would be too much for us to comprehend. The look on ...
...if there's a copy of the DaVinci Code on the director of the CIA's desk to make up some of those threats to keep us all scared and on our toes. If two things were certain about this book one would be it would sell very well, some 80 million copies pre ordered world-wide so far, and the other is it would be written as a film script and even more in caricature than the previous Langdon books, insuring the movie rites early. The first line in the book ...

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'The Lost Symbol is the latest offering from Dan Brown featuring Harvard Symbologist Robert Langdon and like all avid readers of his work I was looking forward to reading the book. - '''A'''t 6am on a Sunday morning Robert Langdon receives a message from his mentor and friend, prominent 33rd Degree Mason Peter Solomon, to conduct a lecture in Washington’s Capitol Building and not wanting to let his friend down Langdon agrees to go and sets off for ...
...However on arrival at the Rotunda area within the Capitol Building, something strikes Langdon as odd, there is nobody waiting there for the lecture. Believing he is in the wrong building Langdon is set to walk about but is interrupted by a commotion, on looking on what the problem is, it seems that somebody has left a strategically placed hand on the floor, however on closer looks Langdon receives a shock, he recognises the Masonic ring on a finger ...

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...Because I was awake half the night reading this book. I received it in the post yesterday morning and started it straight away, and within a couple of chapters I was absolutely hooked. === Synopsis === The book again follows symbologist Robert Langdon. This time we find him at home in the US, when he receives an urgent call from his friend Peter Solomon, however, when he rings Peter back he only manages to get through to Peter's assistant. His assistant ...
...needs someone to speak at the Capitol Buidling that night, feeling a little backed into a corner, Robert agrees. After a short flight on Peter's private jet, and being whisked off to the Capitol building, Robert is bemused to find the place empty when he gets there. That is until he receives a phone call from what Robert immediately believes is a madman. This call leads Robert into another maze of clues and cryptic messages in order to find the secret ...

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...to deliver a speech in the Capitol building. When he arrives however there is no conference and Langdon soon discovers he has been tricked into his visit to Washington and finds himself involved in something beyond his wildest imagination. He soon discovers that Peter Solomon has been kidnapped and Robert only has a few hours to uncover one of the greatest Masonic secrets in order to save his friend. This sets off another mad dash around another ...
...With his previous book the Da Vinci Code becoming one of the bestselling books of all time the pressure was really on Dan Brown. The follow up would undoubtedly come under immense scrutiny and comparisons back to the previous book were bound to be drawn. I personally have been looking forward to Lost Symbol but I seem to come from a smaller camp of Brown fans who think his best book was in fact Angels and Demons. Could he possibly deliver another ...

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The world went crazy for The DaVinci Code a few years back. For a few months, water coolers were alive with talk of the Holy Grail, Rose Lines and hidden symbolism. But with mass appeal comes the inevitable backlash from self-proclaimed literary experts spouting accusations of poor writing, flimsy characterization and falsified research. Then, suddenly, everyone who had pretended they loved and understood Dan Brown’s work now had to pretend they ...
...about books instead of following the group consensus like a flock of marginally self-aware sheep. Anyway, the upshot is that these days, proclaiming yourself a fan of Dan Brown generally renders you about as popular as Osama Bin Laden dressed in a Nazi stormtrooper uniform. The Lost Symbol, Brown’s latest entry in the Robert Langdon series, therefore had a bit of a mountain to climb if it was going to win back public approval. The book kicks off ...

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...all my expectations? I think the answer is yes and no, depending how you look at it. The story begins with our hero Robert Langdon being invited to give a talk in Washington DC by his mentor Peter Solomon. To his surprise, it was actually someone else, other than Peter who invited him and it was not a talk but instead he was given a mission-to find the Ancient Mysteries which is believed to be buried within the DC, otherwise, Peter will be killed. ...
...the Capitol Rotunda is given to Robert as a warning and his first clue in the search. On the other hand, there is another parallel story going on with Katherine Solomon, Peter’s sister at her research facility. Then Robert starts decoding the meaning of The Hand of Mysteries to CIA officials arrived at the scene, which leads to the discovery of the Mason’s Pyramid at the basement of the Capitol building. The Pyramid is believed to contain the location ...

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With 80 million copies of the ‘Da Vinci Code’ sold, rearely would a book follow so much expectation. But does it live up to the mark? STORY PLOT Akin to the tv serious ’24,’ The Lost Symbol takes place over a 12 hour period in the heart of Washington D.C. This time the secret society targeted and exposed is that of Freemasonary. Robert Langdon is back and when invited to give a lecture, he finds a gruesome discovery of his mentor Peter Solomon. ...
...degree mason held captive by the evil villain Mal’akh. With the ransom for Robert Langdon to solve the Ancient Mysteries along with the threat of the release of a clandestine video of Washington’s finest engaged in Masonic rituals, many people have a lot to lose. And so the web of intrigue, deceit, mystery and adventure starts with twists and turns as you would expect from a writer that can hit the nerve of millions. My COMMENTS The beach of Malaga ...

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