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by Dan Brown · 2009

Book 3 of Robert Langdon

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What it is about

  • Cryptographers
  • Freemasonry
  • Robert Langdon

Where it happens

  • Washington, D.C

Ages

  • Adult

About this book

The Library of Congress summary reads: "Symbologist Robert Langdon returns in this new thriller follow-up to The Da Vinci Code." It is book 3 of the Robert Langdon series and set in Washington, D.C.

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    A Is for Alibi

    Sue Grafton · 1982 · Adult

    about 250 pages

    Why: Both are mystery books.

    What both books share
    • mystery
      The Lost Symbol: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
      A Is for Alibi: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Lost Symbol; Open Library and Wikidata for A Is for Alibi.
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The Lost Symbol: the facts, checked

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First published
First published on September 15, 2009. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked
The edition checked here is a 603-page paperback from Anchor Books. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9780307950680 ... pbk. ... 603 p. ... Anchor Books

About Dan Brown

Born
Born in Exeter, United States, in 1964. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Wikidata lists the Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer (2005) among Dan Brown's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Wikidata lists the Crimezone Thriller Award (2004) among Dan Brown's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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