So I’m reading the Da Vinci Code now, and it looks like Dan Brown has done his research and created another “fact based” suspense thriller that’s easy to read. The thing is, after reading all of his novels in a row, it’s just too easy to see the character types that he’s familiar with.
Deception Point
An incredibly attractive woman in her mid 30s that works as an Intelligence Analyst
Falls in love with
A ruggedly attractive Marine Biologist in his mid 40s
Digital Fortress
An incredibly attractive woman in her mid 30s that works as a Cryptographer
Falls in love with
A ruggedly attractive Professor of Linguistics in his mid 40s
Angels & Demons
A ruggedly attractive Professor of Symbology in his late 40s (but looks like his mid 40s)
Falls in love with
An incredibly attractive and intelligent Marine Physicist in her mid 30s that happens to be the adopted daughter of a gifted Nuclear Physicist
The Da Vinci Code
A ruggedly attractive Professor of Symbology in his late 40s (but looks like his mid 40s)
Falls in love with
An incredibly attractive and intelligent French Police Cryptographer in her mid 30s that happens to be the granddaughter of a gifted French Symbologist
Granted, the last two novels have the same main character, Robert Langdon. However, all of the novels feature:
- shady assassins that get their orders from an unidentified “controller” or “teacher” or “master”
- Conspiracies of one sort or another
- Astounding amounts of research
I have to stop and go to the internet every couple of pages just for my own confirmation that he’s not making this stuff up. It’s great. And the writing is half decent, and entertaining. Always a plus.