The Da Vinci Code
/ðə də ˈvɪntʃi kəʊd/
/ðə də ˈvɪntʃi kəʊd/
- a novel by US writer Dan Brown which was first published in 2003. It is about a murder which is connected with a secret code in the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci, and the attempts of a university professor to solve the mystery. The book became a best-seller across the world.