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''The Da Vinci Code'' is a 2003 thriller written by [[Dan Brown]]. It sold 80 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the bestselling novels in history. It also caused a huge controversy because of its statements about early Christianity, and was sharply criticized for historical inaccuracy. In 2006, a [[The Film of the Book|film adaptation]] was released.▼
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| author = Dan Brown
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| elevator pitch = Two art historians (one base, one noble) studying an ancient conspiracy lasting until modern times are forced to take matters into their own hands. Collateral damage ensues.
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| franchise = Robert Langdon
| preceded by = Angels & Demons
| followed by = The Lost Symbol
| publication date = April 2003
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▲'''''The Da Vinci Code''''' is a 2003 thriller written by [[Dan Brown]]. It sold 80 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the bestselling novels in history. It also caused a huge controversy because of its statements about early Christianity, and was sharply criticized for historical inaccuracy. In 2006, a [[The
The story begins with a museum curator getting killed, setting a historian framed for the murder and his newfound lady co-investigator on a [[Plot Coupon|puzzle quest]] for the Holy Grail.
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* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]:
* [[Ancient Tradition]]: The Priory of Sion.
* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]:
* [[Author Catchphrase]]: "My friends..."
* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]]: Leonardo was part of
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: {{spoiler|Aringarosa is Italian for "[[Red Herring]]", indicating he isn't the [[Big Bad]].}}
* [[Book Ends]]: The story begins and ends with a dead body in the Louvre. The first time, it's Jacques Saunière's body. The second, time {{spoiler|it's the corpse of Mary Magdalene, whose tomb was hidden under the Louvre by the Priory of Sion}}.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]:
* [[Claustrophobia]]: Langdon. [[Continuity Nod|He is
* [[Dan Browned]]: Helped inspire the trope.
* [[Driving Stick]]: Langdon's inability to do this briefly delays a getaway.
* [[Eureka Moment]]: Saturated with them
* [[Evil Albino]]: Silas. As inaccurate as the portrayal of albinism is, the use of the trope is arguably justified. Silas' father was an alcoholic thug who abused his son because of his freakish appearance, forcing Silas to run away from home as a teenager and turn to crime to survive. He's not an evil hitman ''because'' of his albinism, but it's understandable that his treatment might lead to some unsavory career choices.
* [[Fantastic Catholicism]]
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* [[Follow the Leader]]: Created an explosion of [[Ancient Conspiracy]] quests ''*cough* [[National Treasure]] *cough*'' and books about the Holy Grail. Also, this was was inspired by a [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story|"nonfiction" book]] which is about a conspiracy theory similar to the one Langdon runs into.
* [[Hollywood Law]]: Dan Brown seems to be under the impression that all it takes to extradite a British national from their own country is for a foreign law enforcement agent to make a call to a local police officer. Also he seems to think that said local police will simply detain the suspects until the foreign police arrive to make the arrests themselves.
* [[Inspector Javert]]: Bezu Fache.
* [[Knight Templar]]: The original Knights Templar figure heavily in the [[Ancient Conspiracy]] [[Alternate History]] of the book. Ironically, practically all the antagonists of the book also follow this trope, being extremely moral [[Anti-Villain
* [[Knight Templar Parent|Knight Templar Grandparent]]: [[Averted]], ironically enough. While Saunier is very protective of the remnants of his family, he approaches the problem in a rather passive way.
* [[Linked-List Clue Methodology]]: The cryptex; a moderately clever way to protect a secret message - basically a combination lock with a vial of vinegar to destroy the encased papyrus should one attempt to open it without the password(s).▼
* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]: Bishop Aringarosa. "As you say, this is interchangeable with cash anywhere in the world." [later] "Only cash is cash."
▲* [[Linked-List Clue Methodology]]: The cryptex
* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: ''The Da Vinci Load''. Currently on the second installment.▼
* [[Never a Self-Made Woman]]: From competent cryptologist to notable girlfriend and {{spoiler|family member}} in 300 pages.
▲* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: ''The Da Vinci Load''
* [[Plot-Powered Stamina]]: Robert Langdon never sleeps or visits the bathroom in the book, until the end
* [[Poirot Speak]]: Dan Brown's foreign language dialogue is almost unmatched in how ham-handed and unrealistic it is. Almost every bit of dialogue by a French person (and the first part of the book is set in Paris) features one or two words of French in otherwise flawless English, and it's almost always a simple, common word. In real life, people speaking a language that is foreign to them would probably lapse into their native tongue for the unfamiliar or unknown words, not "mister" and "captain".
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Many people were appalled at the sheer stupidity of the officer who let Langdon and Sophie, the former a suspected murderer and the latter his accomplice, get away for fear of damage to the Madonna on the Rocks.
* [[Red Herring]]: As in all [[Dan Brown]] books, {{spoiler|but literally in this case:"Aringarosa" is Italian for...[[Red Herring|you guessed it]].}}
* [[Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves]]: Remy Legaludec. If it weren't for that allergy, he could have gotten away with it all. Also {{spoiler|Leigh Teabing, arguably a traitor to the cause of the society he so closely studied, finally being caught doing his usual abuse-status-of-fame-and-riches shtick when he waves his knighthood membership card at a guard}}.
* [[Self
* [[Shout-Out]]: Dan Brown names a main character, Leigh Teabing, [[Significant Anagram|anagrams]] of the names of the author of that "nonfiction" grail book.
* [[Stuck on Band-Aid Brand]]: Smart Car, complete with gas kilometreage endorsement.
* [[Trend Covers]]: Many, many historical/religious/conspiracy thriller novels got similar covers after this one's success.
* [[You Keep Using That Word]]: A character conceives of a how a plot might have been schemed, then rates it an "Inconceivable!".
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Silas, again. Also {{spoiler|Leigh Teabing}}.
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