The DaVinci Code

Author: Dan Brown
Genre: Suspense, Mystery
Type: e-audiobook
Source: Local Public Library
Narrator: Paul Michael
First Published: August 2003
First Lines: "Louvre Museum, Paris. 10:46pm -- Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery."

Book Description from GoodReads:  Robert Langdon is a Harvard professor of symbology who can't stay out of trouble. Last seen in Angels and Demons (2000), this mild-mannered academic finds himself entangled in a deadly conspiracy that stretches back centuries. Visiting Paris on business, he is awakened at 2:00 a.m. by a call from the police: An elderly curator has been murdered inside the Louvre, and a baffling cipher has been found near the body. Aided by the victim's cryptologist granddaughter, Langdon begins a danger-filled quest for the culprit; but the deeper he searches, the more he becomes convinced that long-festering conspiracies hold the answer to the art lover's death.

My Review:  This is my second time reading this book except that this time around I decided to listen to the e-audio version as I went on walks or drove back and forth to work.  I had first read the book several years ago and only remembered that I really enjoyed it. 

This time around I enjoyed it just as much.  Brown doesn't waste any time getting into the action. It was narrated wonderfully by the very talented Paul Michael who truly brought the characters to life and did great French and British accents in both genders.  His vocal talent really added to the experience.  So much so that I'm going to find other audiobooks that he has worked on.

As with his other books, Brown weaves some historical facts with art history and his own fictional tale and in the end left me with quite a bit to think about.  Whether or not his suggestions are true is irrelevant to me. I enjoyed the book and liked getting a different view of some very popular beliefs.

My Rating: 4/5 stars