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Another example of "Dan Brownish" that I like. At the beginning of Da Vinci Code, Langdon was trapped by Fache. We are beginning to feel panick for him. There came Sophie, who claimed she cracked the numbers, which is a good excuse for coming uninvited. Then she gave Langdon a note with a telephone number, saying that the US Embassy was in urgent need to contact him. Langon made the call. It's Sophie's answering machine: you are in great danger blah blah blah................

This is also a simple plot device. It has holes, but it gives you nice surprises. That's something I am looking for in thrillers. I work very hard in my business, under great pressure you know. I want relaxation, easy reading, absorbing excitement. But I hate complete rip off as Jame Patterson. His works are real shames, deserving all your criticism meant for Dan Brown above. I think most of the thriller writers are more like James Patterson, in one way or another. But Dan Brown is unlike most of them. He took 6 six years to write a novel. Not even serious writers write so slowly and elaborately. I respect him for that. He has a sense of honor, which James Patterson and the like do not have.