Religious Fiction . . .

The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown (Doubleday, 454 pp., $24.95)

When a novel has stuck around the top of the New York Times bestseller list for half a year, there is something interesting going on. Such a book has set off a pretty loud pealing of the electric chimes at the front door of the culture. In the case of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, what’s so special exactly? That depends on what makes conspiracy theories so fascinating.

About the Author

David Klinghoffer

David Klinghoffer, a former literary editor at NR, is a senior fellow at Discovery Institute and co-author of The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath, and other books.

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The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown (Doubleday, 454 pp., $24.95)

When a novel has stuck around the top of the New York Times bestseller list for half a year, there is something interesting going on. Such a book has set off a pretty loud pealing of the electric chimes at the front door of the culture. In the case of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, what’s so special exactly? That depends on what makes conspiracy theories so fascinating.

About the Author

David Klinghoffer

David Klinghoffer, a former literary editor at NR, is a senior fellow at Discovery Institute and co-author of The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath, and other books.