Dan Brown explains why he is the world's most successful thriller writer in this magnificent follow-up to the global hit The DaVinci Code. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling—a dangerous race through a real-world maze of codes, secrets, and unknown truths... all while being watched over by Brown's most fearsome villain to yet. The Lost Symbol rushes across a shocking landscape toward an unfathomable ending, set within the subterranean chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C.