How does one follow up one of the bestselling novels of all time? How does one write knowing that the finished product will sell millions of copies regardless and will certainly be made into a movie? Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol is no Da Vinci Code, but it's also a pretty good page-turner on its own. Brown's protagonist, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, finds himself an unwilling participant in a plot (this time in Washington D.C.) to steal the lost symbol from the Masons, a brotherhood dating back hundreds of years. Like the previous books this one is part thriller and part travelogue. As Robert and company are racing to save the lives of others as well as their own, we are treated to a historical tour of the more notable parts of the nation's capital. The Lost Symbol is worth reading, especially if you enjoyed the first two books of the series.

Actually found it a bit anticlimactic compared to the other two books in the Robert Langdon Trilogy (especially Angels and Demons). However, I must say I enjoyed it nonetheless, Dan Brown is amazing.

Best book i have read in a long time. LOVE this book

The worst of the Robert Langdon trilogy. Terrible writing style.

The opening is always good (I find, with this author) but afterwards I found it a trifle predictable. I guess I expected more... The info about the masons, though, I found interesting. Do your own research, however.

A thrilling read.A must for any Dan Brown fan.

Dan Brown looks into Freemasonry and its mysteries. Noted symbologist Robert Langdon (of The DaVinci Code) explores the symbols of Washington, D.C. A madman desperately needs a lost Masonic symbol, and his quest creates a matter of national security. Another page-turner from Brown.

Similiar plot idea like the rest of Brown's books. Find a mystery, interpretation could be this OR it could be that OR it could be this and that. Ex. (not from book, just illustrating what bothered me) Letters JC found on a book. Oh, it could be evidence Jesus Christ wrote the book. They follow this clue and all the other clues that "seem" to fit. Turns out it belonged to the janitor "Jose Chavez". It's a decent read if you don't mind Brown's exaggeration of historical truths.

Alot of information to get through in this book and it was good but I still think Angels and Demons was better.

VERY suspenseful, and in the end it send a very beautiful message to all the readers.