Dan Brown

The Da Vinci Code has drawn attention to the Catholic custom of corporal mortification. Rev. Michael Barrett, a priest of Opus Dei, answers questions. Fr. Mike Barrett, director of the Holy Cross Chapel and Catholic Resource Center, Houston, Texas. Is The Da Vinci Code's portayal of corporal mortification accurate? The Da Vinci Code's bloody depictions of mortification are grotesque exaggerations that have nothing to do with reality. Obviously the movie makers were looking...Read Full Story

The story tells the investigation started by symbolist Robert Langdon and a good-looking cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, around the murder of a Museum Louvre’s curator. In fact, the unfortunate murdered man was Sophie’s grandfather, and the corpse was found with a series of symbols and codes, like a pentagram and a Fibonacci number sequence. But police detective Fache will begin to chase Langdon, who escapes after receiving a warning about the captain’s real intentions. Sophie has with her a kind...Read Full Story

The Da Vinci Code from Pbs Overview - Online Stores - Hot New Releases in Literature & Fiction Buy New: $0.90 Used from $0.01 Details While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da...Read Full Story