Author
Dan Brown
Birth Date
June 22, 1964
(61 Years)
Associated Country
United States
Dan Brown is an American novelist best known for his fast-paced thrillers that blend history, religion, art, and conspiracy. He was born in Exeter and studied English and music before pursuing a career as a writer. Early in his career, he also worked as a teacher and musician.
Brown rose to international fame with The Da Vinci Code (2003), a global bestseller that sparked widespread debate for its controversial treatment of religious history. Many of his novels feature the symbologist Robert Langdon and combine intricate puzzles, secret societies, and historical mysteries. His other works include Angels & Demons, Inferno, and Origin.
His writing is known for its gripping plots, short chapters, and cliffhangers that keep readers engaged. Brown is widely regarded as one of the most popular contemporary thriller writers, with millions of copies of his books sold worldwide.
Brown rose to international fame with The Da Vinci Code (2003), a global bestseller that sparked widespread debate for its controversial treatment of religious history. Many of his novels feature the symbologist Robert Langdon and combine intricate puzzles, secret societies, and historical mysteries. His other works include Angels & Demons, Inferno, and Origin.
His writing is known for its gripping plots, short chapters, and cliffhangers that keep readers engaged. Brown is widely regarded as one of the most popular contemporary thriller writers, with millions of copies of his books sold worldwide.
Books
Robert Langdon, Book 6
Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, has traveled to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a romantic...
Origin 2018
Robert Langdon, Book 5
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The evening’s...
Inferno 2014
Robert Langdon, Book 4
Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in...
The Lost Symbol 2012
Robert Langdon, Book 3
Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to deliver a lecture at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five...
Angels & Demons 2006
Robert Langdon, Book 1
An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to his first assignment to a Swiss...
Deception Point 2006
When a new NASA satellite spots evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...a victory that has profound...
The Da Vinci Code 2006
Robert Langdon, Book 2
While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in...
Digital Fortress 2000
When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she...