New Releases by DAN BROWN

Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries about the nature of human consciousness and threatens to disrupt centuries of established belief. But a brutal murder catapults the trip into chaos, and Katherine suddenly disappears along with her manuscript. Langdon finds himself targeted by a powerful organization and hunted by a chilling assailant sprung from Prague’s most ancient mythology. As the plot expands into London and New York, Langdon desperately searches for Katherine . . . and for answers. In a thrilling race through the dual worlds of futuristic science and mystical lore, he uncovers a shocking truth about a secret project that will forever change the way we think about the human mind.

Jack Crane, a disillusioned journalist adrift in his own life, receives a cryptic email that pulls him into the heart of one of Africa's most enigmatic the Richat Structure, or "Eye of the Desert," in Mauritania. What begins as a freelance assignment to document a geological marvel quickly spirals into a haunting odyssey through memory, loss, and the enduring power of names.

A chance conversation with an enthusiastic fly fisherman, Dan's ignorance of Redband Trout, and his vivid imagination has resulted in this creative book of truly fictitious trout. The fisherman showed him photographs on his phone of the beautiful Redbands he caught and released. Dan thought Redbands should have a band encircling the body and not a red stripe along the sides. He had so much fun painting this trout, he continued to come up with versions of other varieties of trout. Dan has used his trout fishing experience, his degree in Biology, and his overactive imagination to paint 60 watercolors of fictitious trout, 5 never before created trout flies, and write delightful descriptions of his trout creations. In this book, Quebec Red Trout sport a red fleur-de-lis on their sides, viscously attack flies made in British Columbia, and have a slightly maple flavor when smoked. The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout sport tusks and a long proboscis used to siphon phytoplankton. The amber colored sides of the Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout appear to have insects embedded in them. Fishermen, outdoor enthusiasts, watercolorists, fly-tiers, and even non-fisherman will enjoy this book.

This book, Justifiable Homicide, exams twenty actual criminal cases where a woman has been charged with the crime of murder as the result of a homicide where the victim is a man. What does the criminal justice system do with a woman who is on trial for murder? An interesting question. The answer may surprise any person who reads this book.

In his interactive picture book debut, the world-renowned author of *The Da Vinci Code* invites young readers to discover life lessons from the symphony that is the animal kingdom. Includes hidden puzzles plus a free app with music composed by Dan Brown!

A scholar tries to save the Vatican from the machinations of an underground society.

The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon: the first was his 2000 novel Angels & Demons. The Da Vinci Code follows "symbologist" Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu after a murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris causes them to become involved in a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene having had a child together.

Six years in the writing, The Lost Symbol is Dan Brown's extraordinary sequel to his internationally bestselling Robert Langdon thrillers, Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code. Nothing is ever what it first appears in a Dan Brown novel. Set over a breathtaking 12 hour time span, the book's narrative takes the reader on an exhilarating journey through a masterful and unexpected landscape as Professor of Symbology, Robert Langdon, is once again called into action. Expertly researched and written with breakneck pace, The Lost Symbol once again demonstrates why Dan Brown is the world's bestselling thriller writer.