Dan Brown Tahiti in 1993, Brown read Sidney Sheldon's novel "The Doomsday Conspiracy", and was inspired to become a writer of thrillers. He started work on "Digital Fortress", setting much of it in Seville, where he had studied in 1985. He also co-wrote a humor book with his wife, "187 Men to Avoid: A Survival Guide for the Romantically Frustrated Woman", under the pseudonym "Danielle Brown". The book's author profile reads, "Danielle Brown currently lives in New England: teaching school, writing books, and avoiding men." The copyright is attributed to Brown. In 1996 Brown quit teaching to become a full-time writer. "Digital
Origin (Brown novel) entertaining religious rehash of his greatest hits," but said fans of Langdon would like it. "The Telegraph" said it was "light on action" and focused more on historical factoids and intellectual ideas, to its benefit. It gave it 3 of 5 stars. The review called Brown a good communicator but a "lousy" storyteller. Origin (Brown novel) Origin is a 2017 mystery thriller novel by American author Dan Brown and the fifth installment in his "Robert Langdon" series, following "Inferno". The book was released on October 3, 2017 by Doubleday. The book is predominantly set in Spain and features minor sections