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Robert Langdon returns in Dan Brown’s brilliant new thriller, THE SECRET OF SECRETS, available for pre-order now.

Discover the heart-racing bestseller that first introduced the world to symbologist Robert Langdon.

CERN Institute, Switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest.

The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles for conclave to elect a new pope. Somewhere beneath them, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion.

In a breathtaking race against time, Harvard professor Robert Langdon must decipher a labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols if he is to defeat those responsible – the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years, reborn to continue their deadly vendetta against their most hated enemy, the Catholic Church.

Publisher Review

A breathless, real-time adventure...Exciting, fast-paced, with an unusually high IQ * San Francisco Chronicle * Dan Brown has built a world that is rich in fascinating detail, and I could not get enough of it. Mr Brown, I am your fan -- Robert Crais Intrigue and menace mingle in one of the finest mysteries I've ever read. An amazing tale with enigma piled on secrets stacked on riddles -- Clive Cussler A breathless, real-time adventure...Exciting, fast-paced, with an unusually high IQ * San Francisco Chronicle * A no-holds-barred, pull-out-all-the-stops, breathless tangle of a thriller...A heck of a good read * Amazon.co.uk *