Dan Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels, which are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour time period, feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. read more
There is death, danger and abduction as you would expect in an Agatha Christie, there is even violent attempted revolution in Johannesburg, but this novel is also a love story and to my mind all the better for it. read more