Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale. As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object — artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.

When Langdon's beloved mentor, Peter Solomon—a prominent Mason and philanthropist —is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations—all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.

My Review: This book is the 3rd book in the "Da Vinci Code" series. If you haven't read Angels and Demons, or Da Vinci Code, I highly recommend them. You don't even have to read them in sequence, because although they are in a series, they do not refer to the other stories really, so you won't be missing any important information to the plot. Dan Brown's writing style is a great one. He does so much research on each of his books, so when you are reading them, you are getting a touch of history as well as a novel. In this book, nearly every government entity, scientific fact, conspiracy theory, and idea is true. Dan Brown just uses fictional characters and creates an amazing story that seems to fit perfectly within these parameters. This book starts right off with action and intrigue. Every chapter in this book ends with the reader anxious to start the next. I found this book on Amazon.com for about $10.00 or if you are so anxious to read it that you can't wait for it to ship, you can get it on sale at WalMart for about $12.00 right now. This book would make an excellent christmas present for anyone, including those that don't pick books up very often to read.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars