The Secret of Secrets
By Dan Brown
- Release Date: 2025-09-09
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The world’s most celebrated thriller writer and author of The Da Vinci Code returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do.
Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries about the nature of human consciousness and threatens to disrupt centuries of established belief. But a brutal murder catapults the trip into chaos, and Katherine suddenly disappears along with her manuscript. Langdon finds himself targeted by a powerful organization and hunted by a chilling assailant sprung from Prague’s most ancient mythology. As the plot expands into London and New York, Langdon desperately searches for Katherine . . . and for answers. In a thrilling race through the dual worlds of futuristic science and mystical lore, he uncovers a shocking truth about a secret project that will forever change the way we think about the human mind.
Reviews
A fun read!
5By groperfishI very much enjoyed the story and how it pushed/dragged me through it. At times I felt that there was too much extraneous information dropped into a very exciting story. But as I continued reading I began to realize how important it was to understanding what the author was telling the reader. There are things going on in the world that we have no idea of. The main character, Robert Landon, kept me intrigued with his resolving of the puzzles along the way. It is always fun to have ‘Tom Hanks’ along in my minds eye while reading!Bravo
5By 1mauiboyOnce again Dan Brown delivers an exceptional adventure fraught with intricate questions which we all seek answers to . Bravo !Pulled into a world I didn’t want to leave.
5By BpudderThe premise, the science, the history all equaled another deep, thrilling, Dan Brown adventure that blew my mind. No one writes fact and fiction like him. It’s storytelling that will stay with you long after you finish the book. As thought provoking as it is satisfying.Never wanted it to end
5By cwl execI have waited for the next Dan Brown book for so long and this one was magnificent! I hope to read all his novels many times over because each read brings a deeper love not only for his work but for the hidden gems of the worldNot his best work
3By MSherrinThe story is continually paused while you have to read way too many pages of technical details. Unfortunately, I would not recommend this book.Very enjoyable.
5By Cut woodThe plot keeps moving along. Fun to read. Interesting topic and characters.Heavy read!
4By jolly 04I enjoyed reading the book but at times got a little confused.Another amazing project
5By loc-dogThought provoking, fun, intellectually stimulating throughout. This book is a detective novel with a twist on history and understanding of human conciseness. Brown’s writing is always a journey that keeps the reader anticipating the next provoking revelation. True to form, this adventure includes real life locations, background, and history. Unquestionably blended with humanity’s quest to understand our present moment in history. Bravo once again!Ideas
4By DjpayerleLots of new ideas and an excellent turn of events in the story.Wow!
5By Sapio12This was the book for me at this time in my life. What an enjoyable ride! Emotion! Science! Spirituality! Politics! It has it all.So inspiring
5By CrystalishusDan Brown takes it to the next level, answering the one question we have all shared through millennia.Sweet Dreams
4By Wings of EagleEnjoyed the story line and surrounding dialogue The story line gives us food for thought. To a great extent comfort in our dreams. Certainly possibilities.A good, yet long, read
4By StuddyMuffenStrong characters and good story line. Was long, and got pretty granular and long-winded with the science details, but very informative about brain science.A Book for our Times
5By MaryLyndsayThis book reads like consciousness itself! Takes you into what is not only possible but happening now! My own powerful OBE experiences, my own soul guidance and now we can begin to release fear of death to know our immortality continues as we just take another adventure within our consciousness! I love this book! MaryLindaForgettable
1By Inkaholic1So the book wasn’t horrible…but it wasn’t great. I found myself struggling to stay engaged in it and it is one that after reading you simply forget other than the time wasted reading it. It was “ok” till the final few chapters at which point the secondary character Katherine made the assertion that being addicted to a screen,device or social media is possibly “ spiritual evolution “ at that point I was done with the book. It’s a shame the author has done so well with the rest of the series this simply was a failure.A other Dan Brown Banger
5By momeymike760Fast pace read终于读完，so so但依然期待下一部
3By SamuelLing1991终于看完了这本700页的小说，从中看到了太多之前罗伯特·兰登系列里的人物、设定和桥段，甚至最后CIA的设定还有《数字城堡》中的影子，也总觉得Golěm和Silas这样的灰色人物有异曲同工。 布拉格确实是个迷人的地方，作为一本新的旅游攻略书确实很不错，很期待能走遍布拉格的这些地方。 全书后半段确实比较冗长，像Solomon书稿上百页参考文献一样一次次论述“意识”“死亡”相关的概念和论断。一些在其他几本小说中比较精彩的配角，在这本书中工具色彩比较重。最后关于CIA的“使命”确实充斥着老套的好莱坞大片立场，无处不体现了美国人眼中的“历史观”和“世界观”。 总之，挺一言难尽的。继续期待他的新作品，但是相比《天使与魔鬼》还是差得太远。Ponderous page turner
3By wynbeeProbably 200 pages too long, but still a decent page turner . Part action, part travelogue and part pseudo scientific - it is reasonably entertaining if you skip the almost forced scientific sections. Not one of his better books.As good as The Davinci Code!
5By NRBarrNot only was the book enthralling, but the subject matter was intense and enlightening. I’ll never forget what it revealed to me. Awesome book. I recommend it to anyone.
