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From the author of the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon Book 5)
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Robert Langdon returns in Dan Brown's brilliant new thriller, THE SECRET OF SECRETS, available now.
The global bestseller featuring symbologist Robert Langdon, from the author of THE DA VINCI CODE and 'master of the intellectual cliffhanger' (Wall Street Journal) Dan Brown.
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific breakthrough. The evening’s host is billionaire Edmond Kirsch, a futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world.
But Langdon and several hundred guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is suddenly blown apart. There is a real danger that Kirsch’s precious discovery may be lost in the ensuing chaos. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao, taking with him the museum’s director, Ambra Vidal. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret.
To evade a devious enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Langdon and Vidal must navigate the labyrinthine passageways of extreme religion and hidden history. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdon and Vidal will come face-to-face with a breathtaking truth that has remained buried – until now.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fans of bestseller Brown's novels featuring Robert Langdon will probably enjoy the Harvard "symbology" professor's fifth outing, but those who expect coherence in their thrillers will be disappointed. Langdon, last seen in 2013's Inferno, visits the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, to hear a lecture by Edmond Kirsch, a former student of his who's now a "billionaire computer scientist, futurist, inventor, and entrepreneur." Kirsch promises in the buildup to his lecture to answer the questions, "Where do we come from? Where are we going?" Those answers, the reader is repeatedly told, will shatter the foundations of the world's religions. When evil doers thwart Kirsch's efforts to disseminate this great news, Langdon goes on the run, accompanied by Ambra Vidal, the stunningly beautiful director of the Guggenheim Museum, on a mission to find those responsible and to share Kirsch's discovery with the world. The answers to Kirsch's fundamental questions come as a letdown. Brown promises much but delivers little.
Kundenrezensionen
Fascinating and thrilling
I did read all of Dan Brown’s books and liked them all. This one although a different story outline as The Da Vinci Code and less symbols, anagrams and so on, ist on similar high level of suspense and secrets. I did enjoy it through the last page.
Leider nicht lesenswert
Dass Dan Brown nicht die anspruchsvollsten Bücher schreibt, war ja bekannt. Dennoch waren sie durchaus spannend. Was von diesem Buch leider nicht mehr sagen kann:
Keine Spannung, Handlung vorhersehbar, Geschichte zu fantastisch, als dass sie noch packen könnte.
captivating page-turner
Dan Brown did it again! This book will leave you awake until the early morning, reading "just one more chapter" before going to bed. Like all of the books featuring his Robert Langdon character, you will not be able to set this book down for long. The story is well crafted, carefully researched and absolutely compelling! I could not be more content with this book in every aspect.