The Lost Symbol

By: Dan Brown

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • An intelligent, lightning-paced thriller set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., with surprises at every turn.

“Impossible to put down.... Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.” —The New York Times

Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom.

When his mentor Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth... all under the watchful eye of Dan Brown's most terrifying villain to date.

©2009 Dan Brown (P)2009 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"[I]mpossible to put down....Mr. Brown was writing sensational visual scenarios long before his books became movie material. This time he again enlivens his story with amazing imagery....Thanks to him, picture postcards of the capital's most famous monuments will never be the same....In the end it is Mr. Brown's sweet optimism, even more than Langdon's sleuthing and explicating, that may amaze his readers most." ( The New York Times)
"Thrilling, entertaining....Robert Langdon goes for another roller-coaster ride - this time in a hunt for a Masonic treasure in Washington, D.C." ( Los Angeles Times)

Land of the Free(mason's)

I so wish Robert Langdon was a real person and his lectures accessible to the common man. This addition to the Robert Langdon series (as with all the others) with respect to organizations, buildings, people and places is all based on real life which makes his book seem so real. The imagery of his words makes you feel like you are right in the thick of it. I love that this one is based in our nation's capital, a place where most of us can afford to go and actually view the places he describes. Can't wait to see where Robert goes next (he definitely gets around for a professor).

Love the book

This is a book that I will listen to many times. it make you think and jeeps you in grossed.

good

this book was good. would recommend to anybody who is looking for a book today

I live in Washington great story of the masonic

excellant story wrapped around the many masonic treasures we see each day but often overlook.

an excellent read very informative

Dan Brown does a great job of researching so many variations on human religion and philosophy and then compounding the science that balances it. it is nice that you can learn while being entertained so nicely

Another Slapper

Dan Brown just keeps bringing the heat. I liked the new setting and storyline. Classic mystery and intrigue… His insights and random trivia are what brings me back every time. There’s also the message of hope for humanity and the possibility of a higher purpose that is very satisfying. What are you waiting for? Listen to this book!

great book!

All of the Robert Langdon books that Dan Brown has written our phenomenal. this one is no different and boy did they make you think?

The Truth Will Be Uncovered

Kept me on the edge of my seat. Recommend for adults who like mysteries uncovered.

slow burn with a good ending, but no replay value.

slow pacing even by my standards, but the last 25 or so chapters, out of the entire 130ish of the book, were so enthralling as to make it worth the wait. however, to use a common gaming review term, the story's ending leaves it with little to no replay value. My advice? a book worth experiencing, but maybe do it through a library for free.

nice read

I enjoy reading Dan Brown. I just thought this one didn't have the veracity that I am used to with his stories.