For all the cipher-loving conspiracy theorists, the wait is soon over – Dan Brown’s latest novel, The Lost Symbol, will finally be out September 15th. Brown himself mentioned, ‘This novel has been a strange and wonderful journey. Weaving five years of research into the story’s 12-hour timeframe was an exhilarating challenge. Robert Langdon’s life clearly moves a lot faster than mine.”

Before turning into a full-time novelist, Dan Brown switched between teaching English and being a musician. It was only after vacationing in Tahiti and reading Doomsday Conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon, that he realised that he too could be a writer.

Curiously enough, as Washington Post book editor, Ron Charles mentioned on Twitter, as of late August, close to 200 people have given the book a rating of 3 out of 5, despite not having read it yet. Needless to say, Brown has a knack for unapologetically stirring up plenty of controversy, but along with the high-octane thrillers, he also gives his readers some food for thought. What are your thoughts and speculations on The Lost Symbol?