Secrets of the Code

Secrets: The Reviews

“After reading 11 debunker books, I consider Dan Burstein’s Secrets of the Code to be the best of the lot.” -- Marcia Ford, FaithfulReader.com
“Secrets of the Code is a veritable Da Vinci Code encyclopedia.” -- The Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code
“For starters, Burstein unravels a hidden message on the dust jacket of the hardcover edition, and, unlike the others, he doesn't attack the book from a religious standpoint.” -- Wall Street Journal
“Secrets of the Code is one of the best of a recent boomlet of books … a collection of various scholarly and critical opinions.” -- Reader’s Digest
“Secrets of the Code is a fun and interesting read.” -- National Catholic Reporter
“…An impressively thorough collection of essays about every aspect of The Da Vinci Code… It’s the best of all the books I read.” -- Frederick Zimmerman, Solomon Key and Beyond (blog)
“If The Da Vinci Code interests you, I cannot recommend too highly the Secrets of the Code . . . It is more interesting than the original book.” -- Norbert Spehner, Revue Alibis
“A really terrific collection of essays by scholars and alternative thinkers.” -- Magdaleneage.com
“Secrets of the Code is an excellent resource—and gripping read unto itself.” -- Westport magazine
“In bringing such questions and scholarly voices together into the wider public domain, Burstein has done us a service.” -- Anthony Egan, Mail & Guardian
“Dan Burstein’s skills as a journalist are evident throughout this book.” -- Christianbook.com
“Secrets of Angels & Demons . . . contains eye-opening, thought-provoking essays from noted scholars, thinkers, and experts . . .” -- U.S. News & World Report
“Regardless of whether you've read Brown's novel, Secrets of Angels & Demons is a fascinating browse.” -- Lexington Herald-Leader
“For any fan of Dan Brown—and they now number in the millions—Secrets of the Widow’s Son is not to be missed.” -- Allan Paul Curtis, who-dunnit.com
“For readers fascinated by Dan Brown's works (and curious about the successor to The Da Vinci Code), Secrets of the Widow’s Son will increase their pleasure.” -- Steven C. Bullock, Historian
“Secrets of the Widow’s Son explores the history and symbols of the Freemasons with many little-known facts and stories of their early beginnings.” -- Barbara Fielding, choice.com
“Secrets of the Widow's Son is unique because it comes not in response to a Brown novel, but as herald to one . . .” -- Mark Harrison, The Times-Journal
“If . . . you’re just dying to read about the conjunction of Freemasonry, the Founding Fathers, and the nation’s capital, Secrets of the Widow’s Son . . . is there for you.” -- The Washington Post

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