“She lay outside in the courtyard, staring up at the raindrops… feeling them hit her body… trying to guess where one would land next. The nuns called again, threatening that pneumonia might make an insufferably headstrong child a lot less curious about nature.”

American writer

Dan Brown is an American writer known for his thriller novels. Born Daniel Gerhard Brown, he is associated especially with the Robert Langdon series. His books include Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, Origin, and The Secret of Secrets. They are often structured like treasure hunts unfolding over about 24 hours, with recurring interests in cryptography, art, and conspiracy theories.