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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It seems that all of his books have a strong femal lead, and a man who is a cryptograher/symbologist/codebreaker.
One trick pony ?................
Once you've read one, you'll be able to work out the bad guy in the others pretty early on. I've read Da Vinci and Angels and Demons and frankly have no great need to read the same book a third or forth time, despite enjoying the ones I have read. Angels and Demons is a good choice if you like Langdon, but don't expect to be surprised by the plot too much.
Dan Brown writes a great page turner, but great literature it is not. Apalling characterisation, dire dialogue and very very formulaic. Many other people have said to me that the books are very formualic.
Angels and Demons was my favourite. Da Vinci code is good but too similar. Deception point is also good, but not as good as the first two mentioned. And Digital Fortress is slightly poorer than the rest. This was the first one he wrote.
Angels and Demons is an excellent book though. Thats the one to read
I made the mistake of reading all 4 back to back. I read the Da Vinci code first and thought it was an absolute cracker, Deception Point next which I thoroughly enjoyed but then I think it went a little downhill. Digital Fotress was very disappointing an I found Angels & Demons quite enjoyable however very similar to the Da Vinci code. Don't make the same mistake as me and overdose on Dan Brown!
Angels and Demons was written before Da Vinci Code and features the same main character and a similar story, but is much better. Deception Point is a good read and focuses on a scientific angle, whilst Digital Fortress is about code-breaking.
Once you've read the books, visit the author's official website for some photos of locations/places that feature in his stories.
I am now reading The Rule of Four by Caldwell & Thomason which is similar to Da Vinci.