there's not much to say here other than dan brown is getting better at his craft. to me, he's effectively staving off the creative morass that seems to grip many who experience such success. it's almost as if they're blinded by the grandeur of it all and expectations overwhelm their ability to 'do it again'. but brown somehow comes back into the ring, swinging from the start, as his formula has repeatedly promised and here he does it again crafting yet another quintessential page turner.