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BESTSELLER N. 1 DEL MUNDO - Un thriller inteligente y de ritmo vertiginoso ambientado en las c maras, t neles y templos ocultos de Washington, D.C., con sorpresas a cada paso.

"Imposible dejar de leer... Otra historia alucinante de Robert Langdon".--The New York Times

Existe un secreto tan poderoso que, al salir a la luz, sea capaz de cambiar el mundo?

Washington. El experto en simbolog a Robert Langdon es convocado inesperadamente por Peter Solomon, mas n, fil ntropo y su antiguo mentor, para dar una conferencia en el Capitolio. Pero el secuestro de Peter y el hallazgo de una mano tatuada con cinco enigm ticos's mbolos cambian dr sticamente el curso de los acontecimientos.

Atrapado entre las exigencias de una mente perturbada y la investigaci n oficial, Langdon se ve inmerso en un mundo clandestino de secretos mas nicos, historia oculta y escenarios nunca antes vistos, que parecen arrastrarlo hacia una sencilla pero inconcebible verdad. Con la ayuda de Katherine Salomon, hermana de Peter y experta en ciencias no ticas, Robert Langdon tiene doce horas para salvar a su amigo y evitar que uno de los secretos mejor guardados de nuestra historia caiga en las manos equivocadas...

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

#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.

About the Author

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Dan Brown is the author of numerous #1 bestselling novels, including THE DA VINCI CODE, which has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling novels of all time. Named one of the World's 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine, he has appeared in the pages of Newsweek, Forbes, People, GQ, The New Yorker, and others. His novels are published in 51 languages around the world. His next novel, THE LOST SYMBOL, releases September 15, 2009.