SECRETS OF THE WIDOW'S SON

Dazzling speculative inquiry into the mysteries surrounding the sequel toTHE DA VINCI CODE SECRETS OF THE WIDOW'S SON is itself an unprecedentedbook concept. Relying on extensive investigative reporting andintellectual sleuthing, it is an explorer's field guide to understandingthe main themes, ideas, symbols and historical issues which author DanBrown will most likely utilise in THE SOLOMON KEY - months before thismuch-awaited sequel to THE DA VINCI CODE is even published. SECRETS OF THECODE told the story of how the riddle embedded in The Da Vinci Code'sdust-cover pointed to Dan Brown's next book: selected letters appearing onthe book jacket's flaps, slightly bolder than others, spelled out themystically alluring question, 'Is There No Help for the Widow's Son?'Research led David Shugarts and his team to understand the role of the'Widow's Son' in the history of Freemasonry, biblical apocrypha,Mormonism, and various secret societies and occult belief systems. DanBrown has since confirmed that his next book is indeed about the Masons,and that protagonist Robert Langdon, of DA VINCI CODE and ANGELS ANDDEMONS fame, would be back to lead us on a symbolic treasure hunt throughthe art, architecture and secret codes of the American capital, WashingtonDC. This book is not a plot spoiler for THE SOLOMON KEY. It is not tryingto guess who will be murdered, or which fictional mysteries, cover-ups,and conspiracies will be invented to drive the plot of this story. SECRETSOF THE WIDOW'S SON is about the ideas and issues that will form thebackground and context for THE SOLOMON KEY.