The chances of writing a novel which sells more than 80 million copies are about as remote as a lad from Stockport making it to the NBA, but Dan Brown pulled it off with The Da Vinci Code.
That book, like his new novel, delves into literature, symbology, secret societies and so on. None of which were his first passion.
Dan Brown’s first passion was music - as he reveals in his Inheritance Tracks.
Inherited: Todo a Pulmón by Miguel Ríos
Passed on: Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg
Producer: Ben Mitchell
Published on Saturday, 13th September 2025.
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