By far, this is the best novel from Dan Brown. Unlike his previous works, there's no big surprise on the plot. The villain is introduced right at the beginning. Again, the story touches about faith, which is good and quite refreshing. Little did I know that Moses sculpture actually has horns. This was due to some translation error. The revelation at the end is somehow sweet. The secret word of the Ancient Mysteries is Laus Deo . Managed to complete the whole book in 19 hours of audio listening, which spanned within 3 weeks.