Dan Brown's bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code, was a global phenomenon, and introduced millions of readers to a mysterious world where Leonardo Da Vinci encoded hidden meanings into his paintings; strange symbols are engraved in a remote Scottish chapel; and the Catholic Church and an ancient secret society are locked in a centuries-old battle to gain control of the ultimate prize: the Holy Grail.

But how much of the novel is actually true and what is fictional distortion?

Cracking the Da Vinci Code 

attempts to cut through the confusion. In a simple A-Z format it reveals the stranger-than-fiction answers to such questions as:

• Does the secret society known as the Priory of Sion really exist?
• Why was the Golden Ratio once believed to reveal the hand of God?
• What are the latest theories about the true nature of the Holy Grail?
• What is the meaning of the riddles hidden in the characters' names?

Cracking the Da Vinci Code is an invaluable resource for the many fans of the novel and all those interested in the remarkable truth behind the legend of the Holy Grail.