An evening with Dan Brown, by guest blogger Susanna Lewis
Dan Brown is an American author of thriller / adventure fiction with bestsellers including The Da Vinci Code ( 2003), Angels And Demons ( 2000) and Inferno (2013 ) These are the three books that were made into blockbuster films all directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, the main character in each book. The books contain recurring themes such as cryptography, symbols and codes with the ever-present conspiracy theory running as a constant story line in each book. And so to Harrogate, which was Dan Brown’s only public author event in the UK this year! When the celebrated author walked on stage he was warmly received by the audience who filled the Royal Hall. Dan quickly came across as a very likeable and genuine person. I had dragged my husband along to the event who didn’t even know who Dan Brown was, but he was quickly won over by the author’s articulate way of speaking. Dan Brown’s books are usually full of subtle division between reli...