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The Da Vinci Code
(Dan Brown)

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The story starts with the murder of Santiere, curator

of the Louvre and a high-ranking member of an ancient

secret society known as the Priory of Sion. The
murderer is

Silas, a religious zealot working for Opus Dei, an

organization that promotes strict Catholicism. The

organization has fallen foul of the press but has the

support of the Vatican . The leader of Opus Dei had
been

approached by an anonymous benefactor, known as "The

Teacher? who had provided key information on Priory

Heirarchy. "The Teacher" has ordered the torture and
murder

of four Priory members who know the location of the
Grail.

members. "The Teacher" purportedly wants to ensure that

Grail remains secret to protect the church. The leader
of

Opus Dei has been told that the Vatican will be
removing

it's support within six months.




and activates the security system thereby cutting off
his

attacker's access to himself. Silas manages to shoot
him

through th bars. Santiere realises he has about twenty

minutes before dying and knows that the Grail secret
dies

with him.



He writes clues in a special marker only visible under

black light. These are for his estranged granddaughter,

Sofie. He leaves further clues in the way he arranges
his

body.



Langdon is summoned by the police and asked for his

expertise.The police do not mention that Santiere named

Langdon in his message and that,as a result, Langdon is

their prime suspect.



Sofie, a cryptologist with the French police,arrives to

warn Langdon that he is in danger of arrest.



Langdon and Sofie interpret the clues are lead to
another

part of the Louvre. Here they find another message and
a



Many clues later, they establish that the key opens a
safe

deposit box which in turn holds a codex fashioned after
a

design by Da Vinci. If tampered with, the contents are

destroyed. A code is needed to gain access.

The investigation establishes Santiere as the
Grandmaster

of the Priory and that the Priory protects the Grail.



Langdon and Sofie turn to Teabing for assistance.
Teabing

is an expert in Grail lore and offers to help.



Things come to a head when Silas attacks Teabing?s
house

while the police are waiting to swoop outside. Silas is

captured and Teabing arranges for Sofie, Langdon,
himself

and his valet to flee France with a trussed up Silas in

tow.













The search leads to a Templar?s
church

in



England




and






there it is revealed that TEABING?S

valet


is in




league





with






Silas. Teabing is held hostage and
the


codex is




handed





over






to his valet as a result. Teabing
is

taken


away



by




his






captors. When Teabing murders his

valet,we



learn




that






Teabing is ?The Teacher?.













A trip to Isaac Newton?s grave
reunites


Teabing



and





Langdon






and it is there that Teabing
reveals

his


true





intentions.






The Holy Grail is a collection of
eye


witness




accounts






of the marriage of Jesus Christ to
Mary



Magdalene




and





the






birth of their daughter. The Grail
also


keeps



track




of






Christ?s line. Christ is shown to
be a


mortal



man




and





not a






deity. Mary is portrayed not as a
whore

but


as



a





disciple






and the intended head of the
Christian


Church.



She




is





shown






to have been a very influential
woman

and


of



noble





descent.






This would mean that both she and
Chrit


were of




noble






descent and their heirs would have

claims


to



the





throne.






Teabing believes that the Priory
had

been



corrupted




y





the






church and had not fulfilled their
duty

to



release




the






Grail information to the world. He
now


wishes



to




ensure






that this happens and wants Langdon
to

help


him




open





the






codex. He uses violent threats to

achieve


this



aim




but





is






outwitted by Langdon.













Langdon and Sofie are led to a very

unusual



Templar





church,






which is full of symbols from all


religions.



Sofie






remembers the place and a puzzle
her



grandfather




asked






her to complete. The puzzle is a

strangely



formed




arch






which, when correctly solved, leads
to

the



former





hiding






place of the Grail. The Grail had
there


once



but




had





since






been moved.













A visit to a nearby house reveals
that


Sophie?s





grandmother






and brother had not been killed in
a

car



accident




as





she






had thought and that they were
living

near


the




Templar






church. Santiere was being
pressured by

the



church




to





keep






the Grail secret and when his
daughter

and


son-



in-




law





where






killed in an automobile accident,
he


decided to




send





part






of his family into hiding.













The clues have now run out and
Robert

and



Sophie




are





left






wondering where the Grail is.



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