Literature

CHAPTER 48Langdon could scarcely believe his own supposition, and yet, considering who had given this stone cylinder to them, how he had given it to them, and now, the inlaid…

CHAPTER 44″Ten digits,” Sophie said, her cryptologic senses tingling as she studied the printout. 13-3-2-21-1-1-8-5 Grand-pere wrote his account number on the Louvre floor! When Sophie had first seen the…

CHAPTER 42The Depository Bank of Zurich was a twenty-four-hour Geldschrank bank offering the full modern array of anonymous services in the tradition of the Swiss numbered account. Maintaining offices in…

CHAPTER 38Sophie scrutinized Langdon in the back of the taxi. He’s joking. “The Holy Grail?” Langdon nodded, his expression serious. “Holy Grail is the literal meaning of Sangreal. The phrase…

CHAPTER 33Sophie’s SmartCar tore through the diplomatic quarter, weaving past embassies and consulates, finally racing out a side street and taking a right turn back onto the massive thoroughfare of…

CHAPTER 30Security warden Claude Grouard simmered with rage as he stood over his prostrate captive in front of the Mona Lisa.This bastard killed Jacques Sauniere! Sauniere had been like a…

CHAPTER 24Silas gazed upward at the Saint-Sulpice obelisk, taking in the length of the massive marble shaft. His sinews felt taut with exhilaration. He glanced around the church one more…

CHAPTER 21The Mona Lisa. For an instant, standing in the exit stairwell, Sophie forgot all about trying to leave the Louvre. Her shock over the anagram was matched only by…

CHAPTER 18Fache sprinted down the Grand Gallery as Collet’s radio blared over the distant sound of the alarm. “He jumped!” Collet was yelling. “I’m showing the signal out on Place…

CHAPTER 13For several seconds, Langdon stared in wonder at the photograph of Sauniere’s postscript. P. S. Find Robert Langdon.He felt as if the floor were tilting beneath his feet. Sauniere…

CHAPTER 10Silas sat behind the wheel of the black Audi the Teacher had arranged for him and gazed out at the great Church of Saint-Sulpice. Lit from beneath by banks…

CHAPTER 7The modest dwelling within the Church of Saint-Sulpice was located on the second floor of the church itself, to the left of the choir balcony. A two-room suite with…

CHAPTER 4Captain Bezu Fache carried himself like an angry ox, with his wide shoulders thrown back and his chin tucked hard into his chest. His dark hair was slicked back…

CHAPTER 1Robert Langdon awoke slowly. A telephone was ringing in the darkness – a tinny, unfamiliar ring. He fumbled for the bedside lamp and turned it on. Squinting at his…

Louvre Museum, Paris 10:46 P. M.Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum’s Grand Gallery. He lunged for the nearest painting he could see, a Caravaggio….

First and foremost, to my friend and editor, Jason Kaufman, for working so hard on this project and for truly understanding what this book is all about. And to the…

Part Three WreckageFrom the national AP ticker, Friday, June 5, 1979: CHAMBERLAIN, MAINE (AP) STATE OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE DEATH TOLL IN CHAMBERLAIN STANDS AT 409, WITH 49 STILL LISTED…

Q. You deny you had prior knowledge of Carrie White’s whereabouts?A. Of course I do. It’s an absurd idea. Q. Oh? And why is it absurd? A. Well, if you’re…

He smiled. ‘Maybe.’ But he wouldn’t. Not any more. ‘Come on. We’re going to town.’They went downstairs and through the empty dance hall, where chairs were still pushed back and…

‘I came to kill you, Momma. And you were waiting here to kill me. Momma, I … it’s not right, Momma. It’s not … ”Let’s pray,’ Momma said softly. Her…