In 1998, the writer, who had always been interested in philosophy, religious history, cryptography and secret organizations, published his first thriller novel, Digital Fortress, written in connection with his interest in code-breaking and secret government agencies. The book explores the fine line between civil liberty and national security.

Further works of Dan Brown were also created at the “junction of genres”: in 2000, the intellectual conspiracy detective story “Angels and Demons” was published, and in 2001 thriller “Deception Point”.

In 2003, the adventures of Professor Robert Langdon from “Angels and Demons” were continued with the novel “The Da Vinci Code” - the book was sold on the first day after publication in the amount of 6 thousand copies. In its first week on sale, The Da Vinci Code reached number one on the New York bestseller list and topped the Wall Street Journal and San Francisco Chronicle bestseller lists. It later became a No. 1 hit on every major bestseller chart in the country. The Da Vinci Code has sold approximately 50 million copies in more than 40 languages. In 2006, a film of the same name was made based on the book. Contents: 1. Angels and demons (Translation: G. Kosov)2. The Da Vinci Code (Translation: N. Rein)3. The Lost Symbol (Translation: E. Romanova, Maria Desyatova)4. Inferno (Translation: Notabenoid)5. Origin (Translation: Igor Bolychev, Marina Litvinova)6. Point of deception (Translation: T. Osina)7. Digital Fortress (Translation: A. Faingar)