Which American author wrote The Lost Symbol, Angels and Demons, etc?
The Lost Symbol The Lost Symbol The Lost Symbol is a 2009 novel written by American writer Dan Brown. It is a thriller set in Washington, D.C., after the events of "The Da Vinci Code", and relies on Freemasonry for both its recurring theme and its major characters. Released on September 15, 2009, it is the third Brown novel to involve the character of Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon, following 2000's "Angels & Demons" and 2003's "The Da Vinci Code". It had a first printing of 6.5 million (5 million in North America, 1.5 million in the UK), the largest in Doubleday history.
The Lost Symbol as "a candidate for the worst novel ever". Following the worldwide successes of "The Da Vinci Code" in 2006 and "Angels & Demons" in 2009, which were both based on Brown's novels, starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon and produced and directed by Ron Howard, Columbia Pictures began production on a film adaptation of "The Lost Symbol". Hanks and Howard were expected to return for the film adaptation of "The Lost Symbol", along with the franchise's producers Brian Grazer and John Calley. Sony Pictures eventually hired three screenwriters for the project, beginning with Steven Knight and then hiring Brown himself.