Books like The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown


The Lost Symbol, released in September 2009, is Dan Brown’s third novel featuring Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. Set in Washington, D.C., after the events of The Da Vinci Code, the thriller centers on Langdon’s investigation of a mysterious organization linked to Freemasonry. The narrative unfolds through cryptographic symbols, secret societies, and historical clues, blending suspense with intellectual puzzles.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Dan Brown
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 (87 community ratings)

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.


Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to The Lost Symbol (7 similar books)

The Hunger Games by 4270843|Suzanne Collins book cover

📘 The Hunger Games

In Suzanne Collins’ debut dystopian novel, 16‑year‑old Katniss Everdeen of Panem faces the annual Hunger Games—a televised, death‑match competition in which one boy and one girl from each of the nation’s twelve districts are chosen by lottery.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (448 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Angels & Demons by 8281280|Dan Brown book cover

📘 Angels & Demons
 by Dan Brown

Dan Brown's bestselling mystery‑thriller introduces college professor Robert Langdon as he unravels a Vatican conspiracy involving secret societies, ancient symbols, and a single day’s frantic chase that blends history, architecture, and intrigue.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 (229 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
The Da Vinci Code by 8281280|Dan Brown book cover

📘 The Da Vinci Code
 by Dan Brown

Dan Brown’s thriller follows symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu as they race through Paris to solve a murder at the Louvre, uncovering a conflict between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over a controversial religious secret.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (153 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Deception Point by 8281280|Dan Brown book cover

📘 Deception Point
 by Dan Brown

White House intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton races to verify NASA’s meteorite that could reveal alien life, while a looming election pits her against her own father, Senator Sedgwick, and the incumbent president, Zachary Herney.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 (95 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Inferno by 8281280|Dan Brown book cover

📘 Inferno
 by Dan Brown

Harvard professor Robert Langdon races across Italy to decipher a deadly riddle tied to Dante’s Inferno, uncovering secret passages, art, and cryptography before the world is changed forever.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (58 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
El prisionero del cielo by 6923804|Carlos Ruiz Zafón book cover

📘 El prisionero del cielo

A mysterious figure visits a bookstore in Barcelona, threatening to reveal a terrible secret that has been hidden in the city's dark memory for two decades.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (13 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
The Shadow of the Wind by 6923804|Carlos Ruiz Zafón book cover

📘 The Shadow of the Wind


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Some Other Similar Books

The Secret Son by Barbara Taylor Bradford
The Last Symbol by Nan Card
The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason
The Lost Tombs by Dirk Kurbjuweit

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!