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If you liked The Da Vinci Code, you might find interesting the Baigent/Lincoln/Leigh works, such as Holy Blood, Holy Grail, and Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum, both of which I'm re-reading right now.

Great minds think alike; see above. You might want to check this little gem out, however.

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Have you ever read anything by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child? Those two have put out a bunch of really engrossing novels, beginning with The Relic (which was made into a bad movie).

Of theirs, I highly recommend The Ice Limit, Riptide, Thunderhead, Reliquary, and The Cabinet Of Curiosities, but they're all quite good. GREAT page-turners, and all are entirely plausible, too.

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David Baldacci's best and most popular novel, Absolute Power, was made into a movie. Therefore, he doesn't have to hustle for Hollywood to call.

Two years ago I read Wish You Well, his memoir of life in Appalachia. It was an excellent read. Obviously, he wasn't under pressure to put out yet another book.