One refers to Sophie Neveu (cryptographer and Saunières granddaughter). But Saunière also wrote a number of other cryptic texts. Langdon is the most important suspect because he had an appointment with Saunière and the fact that Saunière, before he died, wrote the name of Langdon on the floor. The meeting had never took place because of the murder. Robert Langdon, an American professor of religious symbology on Harvard University, would meet the curator that very same evening. The story starts with the murder of the curator of the Louvre museum’s Grand Gallery, Jacques Saunière. The Wh-questions: What is the novel about? So Da Vinci takes a great part in the story because the main characters have to crack the secret, or code, of Da Vinci.Īnother title for this novel could be “The Priory of Sion”, because the whole secret that has to be solved is the secret of the Priory. This is a cylindrical object that contains a clue to the secret and it is designed by Da Vinci. In the course of the tale the main characters find the “clef de voûte” or “keystone”.
Also a lot of the paintings of Da Vinci have taken place in this story, the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper” for example. Leonardo Da Vinci was once one of the keepers of this secret. The main characters have to find out what is the secret of the Priory. The novel tells us about the story of the Priory of Sion.
