A woman’s reputation is besmirched by people spreading falsehoods. The man who knows the truth is murdered. As he is dying, he leaves clues that only a few people can decipher. The clues lead us through a mystery that has more twists and turns than a roller coaster.
Oh, by the way, did I mention the woman was God’s daughter-in-law?
Despite the fact that The Da Vinci Code has been on the bestseller list for a year, Jimbo just got around to reading it last week. I mentioned that the movie based on this book was coming out later this month, and a friend who had the book loaned it to me.
Thanks, Tim.
Anyway, if any of you are among the few who haven’t read the book, I would suggest getting it on to your “to do” list as soon as you can. This is the best book I have read in a while.
The Da Vinci Code is about a college professor, Robert Langdon, who writes a manuscript about symbolism in which is a key to unlock a secret that has been protected for decades by sinister society. When a curator at the Louvre in Paris, who is a member of the secret society, is killed, he leaves clues for Langdon to help lead him to discover the secret. The police interpret his clues as an accusation that Langdon killed him, so throughout the book, Langdon is running from the law, trying to find the solution.
We find that Leonardo DaVinci was once a member of the secret society and the primary clue left by the curator is to lie on the floor mimicking the drawing of the Vitruvian Man, Da Vinci’s famous sketch detailing the relationship between anatomy and mathematics.
Langdon is aided by the granddaughter of the curator, who is a code expert, and by combining their expertise, they are able to twist their way through this suspense novel.
This is definitely on my “recommended” list, and I’m looking forward to seeing the movie later this month.
At least, that’s our opinion here in Jimbo’s world.
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