EPL.ca: Da Vinci Code Read Alikes

Amber Room, The Steve Berry
Based on the disappearance of massive carved panels, which together form a room, this globetrotting thriller tries to solve one of the world's greatest unsolved art mysteries.

Confessor, The Daniel Silva
This spy thriller follows the adventures of Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and Israeli agent who is investigating a murder when he discovers a secret society that holds the answers to some very pertinent questions from the past.

Flanders Panel, The Arturo Pérez-Reverte
An art world who-done-it about a young art historian discovering a 15th-century Flemish painting under another work. Her search for the truth is hidden in the picture of a chess game.

Headlong Michael Frayn
When a frustrated philosopher uncovers what he believes is a lost painting by Bruegel in a boorish neighbor's basement, he embarks on a quest to separate the work from its owner.

Loot Aaron J. Elkins
Stumbling across a rare painting from the fabled Nazi truck that disappeared while transporting looted treasure in 1945, ex-curator Ben Revere must journey to Europe and discover the truth about the Nazi truck before a half-century of hatred, revenge, and betrayal destroy him.

Raphael Affair, The Iain Pears
Forgery, arson, and murder are the elements that make up this tale of an unknown Raphael that is stolen. Only Jonathan Argyll and Flavia DiStefano can solve this case.

Book of Fate, The Brad Meltzer
The apparent murder of a presidential aide reveals Masonic secrets in Washington and a 200-year-old code invented by Thomas Jefferson.

Codex Lev Grossman
When an investment banker is cataloguing a collection of rare books for a mystery client, he comes across a codex hidden in the manuscripts.

Codex 632 Jose Rodrigues dos Santos
Historian Thomas Noronha, a history professor and cryptologist, follows a trail of historical enigmas and hidden documents to uncover the true identity of Christopher Columbus.

Codex, The Douglas Preston
When Maxwell Broadbent entombs his body and his fortune in an undisclosed location, his heirs must search the world for their inheritance. Ensconced within the tomb is also a Mayan manuscript that may contain the cure for cancer.

Cryptonomicon Neil Stephenson
More than fifty years after Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse and Sergeant Bobby Shaftoe are assigned to Detachment 2702, a secret cryptographic mission, their grandchildren--Randy and Amy--join forces to create a "data haven" in the South Pacific, only to uncover a massive conspiracy with roots in Detachment 2702

Enigma Robert Harris
Tom Jericho has found out that a woman from his past has stolen some cryptic codes that may endanger the secret code-breaking team during World War II.

Grand Complication, The Allen Kurzweil
Alexander Short, reference librarian, is hired to find the secrets hidden in the life of an 18th-century inventor, but who really hired him?

Last Cato, The Matilde Asensi
An ancient manuscript in the Vatican archives leads a paleographer to the search for a centuries-old brotherhood entrusted with guarding the secret location of the Holy Cross. A bestseller in Europe.

Rule of Four, The Ian Caldwell
Clues, crypts, and ciphers lead two Princeton students on a wild chase that will lead them to a Renaissance text that has eluded discovery for centuries.

Secret Supper, The Javier Sierra
In January 1497, a Dominican Inquisitor is sent by Pope Alexander VI to supervise Leonardo Da Vinci's final touches to his painting of "The Last Supper". Da Vinci was, after all, religiously suspect. Involves the deciphering of a secret message.

The Rose Labyrinth Titania Hardie
Discovering hidden writings by Queen Elizabeth I's astrologer that made shocking predictions for the modern world, documentary producer Lucy King races throughout England, France, and New York to decipher clues leading to a fated lost treasure.

Unbound Julie Wallin Kaewert
When hidden messages are found in a book about to be published that will reveal truths about an ancient scandal, publisher Alex Plumtree becomes victimized by someone who will stop at nothing to deter the book's publication, including murder.

Apocalypse Door, The J.D. MacDonald
Modern-day Knight Templar Peter Crossman stumbles on to a plot that points to the discovery of an unholy artifact that could unleash demonic magic and total annihilation on an unsuspecting universe.

Foucault's Pendulum Umberto Eco
Three editors, inspired by an extraordinary fable about a mystic source of power greater than atomic energy, begin feeding esoteric bits of knowledge into a sophisticated computer, creating an incredible game that begins taking over

Moon and the Sun, The Vonda N. McIntyre
While King Louis XIV of France believes that the sea monster he has obtained holds the key to immortality, Marie Josephe de la Croix finds herself challenging her most fundamental loyalties in a story of alternate history.

Pasquale's Angel Paul J. McAuley
In an alternate historical Renaissance Florence, an apprentice artist considers his master work in the light of his rivals, Raphael and Michaelangelo, and turns detective when a murder takes place.

Traveler, The John Twelve Hawks
Two brothers wonder if they have become like their father, a Traveler who can slip into alternate realities, when they meet up with Maya, a Harlequin who has pledged to protect them. Soon the Travelers are on the run to save themselves and their secrets from a government organization that seeks to destroy them.

Alchemist's Daughter, The Katherine McMahon
The daughter of an eccentric chemist who is searching for the secret to creating life, young Emilie Selden is a scientist in an eighteenth-century world that dismisses female accomplishment, until an encounter with the temptations of the outside world lures her away from her home and her work.

Fire, The Katherine Neville
Summoned to her family's Colorado hideaway for her mother's birthday, Alexandra Solarin not only discovers that her mother is missing but that the most powerful piece of the mystical chess service that had once belonged to Charlemagne has resurfaced.

Leonardo's Swans Karen Essex
Three sisters vie for the affections of the Duke of Milan while trying to be the one to be immortalized by Italy's foremost artist, Leonardo Da Vinci.

Mary Magdalene Ellen Gunderson Traylor
A fictionalized account of the beautiful but flawed Mary Magdalene who devoted her life to following Christ.

Mary, Called Magdalene Margaret George
Draws on the Bible and secular historical research to present a fictional portrait of Mary of Magdala as she becomes part of Jesus' circle of disciples and comes into a realization of her faith.

Pilgrim Timothy Findley
Carl Jung treats a suicidal patient known only as Pilgrim, who claims to have lived four thousand years and interacted with Leonardo da Vinci, Oscar Wilde, and Henry James.

Requiem Graham Joyce
As Tom Webster wanders the streets of Jerusalem, he meets an old woman who helps him recover from the grief that threatens to destroy his life. Was she the spirit of Mary Magdalene?

An Instance of the Fingerpost Iain Pears
When a murder in 1660's Oxford occurs, four people come forward to give evidence. Parts of these four versions add up to the truth and Robert Grove must put the right pieces of the stories together to find out what happened.

Canterbury Papers, The Judith Koll Healey
Set in the 12th century, Eleanor of Aquitaine sends her sister-in-law, Alais, on a mission to retrieve some important papers from the Canterbury Cathedral. Alais suspects ulterior motives and is on her guard when danger strikes.

Clerkenwell Tales, The Peter Ackroyd
Much like Canterbury Tales, this historical story is set in the London of 1399 where intrigue and visions intertwine with a plot to overthrow the Church.

Ex-Libris Ross King
Enter the world of spies, smugglers, and forgeries! Set in England during the English Civil War, this intriguing novel involves a search for a missing manuscript that everyone seems to want and will do anything to acquire at any cost.

Fencing Master, The Arturo Perez-Reverte
While being employed as an expert, fencing teacher Don Jaime finds himself involved in political intrigue and murder in 1868 Madrid.

Grenadillo Box, The Janet Gleeson
A young apprentice to Thomas Chippendale becomes involved with a mysterious death that involves an elaborately-carved box clutched in the dead man’s hand.

Historian, The Elizabeth Kostova
While her father is abroad, a young woman discovers a packet of letters and a medieval book that leads her on her father's unfinished quest to find the real Dracula.

Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, The Richard Zimler
In 1506, as the Inquisition rages, a young Jewish manuscript illuminator pretending to be Christian searches for the murderer of his uncle.

My Name is Red Orhan Pamuk
Set in Turkey in the 16th century, this murder mystery tale involves the creation of an illuminated test that is against Islamic belief and may be the catalyst for the crime.

Name of the Rose, The Umberto Eco
Set in the 14th century, this mystery novel that inspired a movie is about Brother William of Baskerville trying to solve a murder in an Italian abbey. How he uses the tools of the time to bring about justice is not only informative in a historical sense, but also awe inspiring.

Archer's Tale, The Bernard Cornwell
When archer Thomas of Hookton goes on a quest for vengeance, he changes his tactics and ends up searching for the Holy Grail.

Expected One, The Kathleen McGowan
Journalist Maureen Pascal discovers that she is destined to play a key role in an international quest to gain control of a priceless series of scrolls, written in the first century by Mary Magdalene and hidden in the wilds of the French Pyrenees.

Finer End, A Deborah Crombie
Two of Scotland Yard’s finest must travel to Glastonbury and are hip deep in a murder mystery that involved history and psychic phenomenon.

Gospel of Judas, The Simon Mawer
After finding a scroll containing what appears to be an authentic new gospel, a priest must decide its authenticity as well as his own reaction to what the contents will do to his faith and the Church.

Grail conspiracy, The Lynne Sholes and Joe Moore
Reporter Cotten Stone must unravel the mystery surrounding a claim that holy grail has been discovered in Iraq in order to avert the Apocalypse

Greenstone Grail, The Amanda Hemingway
A young man with mysterious powers is taken in by a wizard to protect him from the people who wish to take advantage of him.

Holy Grail [electronic resource] : from the book of King Arthur Sir Thomas Malory
The original text that all the others are based on.

Labyrinth Kate Mosse
When two skeletons are found in the Pyranees, Alice tries to discover their past. And 800 years ago, a young woman becomes the holder of a very special object. Moving between these two stories, the reader learns the outcome of both lives.

Map of Bones James Rollins
When precious artifacts are stolen from a German cathedral the SIGMA force rushes to help, only to find that the artifacts that they must recover are believed to be the bones of the Magi.

Da Vinci Deception, The Thomas Swan
British Detective Superintendent Walter Deats investigates the murder of an unlucky soul who stumbled upon an art forgery scheme involving the manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci and early drawings of the Mona Lisa.

Medici Dagger, The Cameron West
While investigating his parents' death 20 years ago, Reb comes across a deadly weapon created by Leonardo Da Vinci and a map that may lead him on a deadly chase.

Memory Cathedral, The: A Secret History of Leonardo da Vinci Jack Dann
From his deathbed, da Vinci recalls his youth and the flying machine he designed, which the Medicis thought would improve their military powers.

Tears of the Madonna, The George Herman
While at court to paint a portrait, Leonardo finds himself in the middle of plot of extortion involving his work and the warring states of Italy.

Darwin Conspiracy, The John Darnton
Looking for clues about the truth of Charles Darwin's last years, Hugh Kellem finds inspiration in the beautiful ancestor of Darwin. But will he solve the enigma of who Darwin really was?

Kissed a Sad Goodbye Deborah Crombie
A friendship begun in childhood leads to murder years later. What is the horrible secret from the past? Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James try to unravel the mystery to reach the truth.

Sacred Cut, The David Hewson
When the mutilated body of a woman is found on the floor of the Pantheon, investigating detective Nic Costa sets off a chain of events that threaten other lives including his own.

School of Night, The Alan Wall
A literary secret society proves fascinating to a young scholar intent on discovering the truth about Shakespeare and his plays.

Shadow of the Wind, The Ruiz Zafon
After Daniel chooses a book from The Cemetery of Lost Books and promises to protect it for the rest of his life, he encounters someone who is set on destroying it and every other copy of the author's meagre works. Part ghost story, part mystery, this book will enchant with its language and dreamlike setting in 1950s Barcelona.

The Last Secret of the Temple Paul Sussman
Joining forces with Israeli cop Arieh Ben-Roi, Egyptian detective Yusuf Khalifa investigates the discovery of a body at an isolated archaeological site, a death he connects with a murdered Israeli, which ultimately leads to an enigma dating back to 70 A.D.

Ark of Fire C.M. Palov
When she witnesses a murder and the theft of an ancient Hebrew relic, photographer Edie Miller turns to historian Caedmon Aisquith for help, and together they travel around the world in pursuit of the truth and to avoid execution.

Brethren Robyn Young
When young Will Campbell joins the most powerful organization in Europe, he is given the task of recovering a heretical book stolen from the order's vaults--but the book hides the covert plans of a secret group within the Temple, and it seems that everyone around Will is ready to kill to possess it.

Cross Bones Kathy Reichs
After a body is found in Montreal, Temperance is joined by another detective and a Biblical scholar to try and solve the murder and a mystery surrounding the victim that may shake the foundations of Christianity.

Crucified Michael Slade
Germany: a bulldozer on a construction site uncovers the remains of a Second World War bomber and so begins a treacherous international journey from the crucifixion of Jesus at Golgotha to modern archaeological discoveries.

Daughter of God Lewis Perdue
A young woman’s execution in 310, a closely-held secret, and early Christianity are all about to be exposed accidentally by two people who think they are just purchasing a new home!

Knights of the Black and White Jack Whyte
Shortly after his initiation into the Order of the Knights Templar, Sir Hugh de Payens is drawn into the turbulence of the First Crusade and joins with fellow members of the Order to uncover the roots of the secret society that has guided his family for generations.

Last Templar, The Raymond Khoury
In 1291, a young Templar knight flees the burning city of Jerusalem with a precious relic — and vanishes. In present day Manhattan, four horsemen dressed as Templar knights steal an object from the Metropolitan Museum of art. An FBI agent and an archaeologist race across three continents in an attempt to find the relic and the secret it contains.

Madonna List, The Max Foran
Three names are on a list written in 1221. Oddly they are names of people who have not been born yet. These people will be part of a prophecy that will test one man's faith and have the world's fate hanging in the balance.

Magdalen Rising Elizabeth Cunningham
This prequel of the Maeve Chronicles tells the story of Maeve and Esus's own beginnings from birth until their tumultuous and star crossed meeting.

Master of All Desires Judith Merkle Riley
Nostradamus, Catherine de Medici, and Sybille Artaud de la Roche all want to possess an undying severed head that foretells the future.

Prophetess, The Barbara Wood
Ancient papyrus scrolls are discovered that reveal a different history of the world, but the one that completes the story is missing. The search for the seventh scroll leads Catherine Alexander around the world in order to locate it and solve the mystery.

The Hunt for Atlantis Andy Mcdermott
When she locates the lost city of Atlantis, archaeologist Nina Wilde, along with the help of a reclusive billionaire, his daughter, and an ex-SAS bodyguard, prepares to make the most important discovery in centuries, but a powerful and enigmatic organization will do anything to stop her.

Third Translation, The Matt Bondurant
An ancient mystery, a hidden language, and the secrets of a bizarre Egyptian sect collide in modern-day London in this ingenious novel of seduction, conspiracy, and betrayal.

Walk in the Darkness, A Jon Land
When policeman Ben Kamal finds evidence suggesting that Jesus's resurrection was a hoax, he finds himself in the middle of a crime spree and a mysterious group bent on keeping the cover-up a secret.

Book of Q, The Jonathan Rabb
A modern-day priest uncovers a sixth-century conspiracy that threatens to re-awaken in the present, and his investigation carries him to Croatia where he will confront the consequences of an eight-year-old affair.

Book of Secrets, The Tom Harper
Nick Ash, a researcher for the FBI, receives a message from his ex-girlfriend who then mysteriously vanishes. While searching for her, he realizes that the mystery is far greater than he ever knew and it stretches back 500 years!

Geographer's Library, The Jon Fasman
Alchemy and the search for eternal life are the driving forces in this thriller about a young reporter who has uncovered the truth behind the death of an old alchemist.

Identity Theory Peter Temple
When John Anselm and Con Niemand come together to find a journalist who has explosive evidence of a cover-up by the United States government, they don't know that the secret of the tape may explode with international consequences.

Improbable Adam Fawer
When David Caine becomes the guinea pig for a new drug only to find he can now see the future, he gets more than he bargained for and finds himself running from several different groups who want to study him for their own nefarious purposes.

Last Gospel, The David Gibbons
Jack Howard and his best friend Costas find evidence during a dive off the coast of Sicily that might possibly reveal the final journey of St. Paul, but there are people who would kill to protect this information.

Obsessed Ted Dekker
Unaware that he may be the son of a deceased woman from a concentration camp, Stephen Friedman searches for a religious relic that she has kept hidden for 30 years. Could he be the heir to a fortune and the target of a serial killer?

Overseer, The Jonathan Rabb
The discovery of old documents outlining a course for world domination are being used by a ruthless cabal. Only a government agent and a political theorist know what is going on. Can they stop the evil in time?

Romanov Prophecy, The Steve Berry
In a daring move, Russia decides to reinstate the monachy and Miles Lord must move fast to find the true ancestor of the House of Nicholas before the villain catches up.

Scavenger David Morrell
Frank Balenger becomes trapped in a nightmarish web of terror, violence, and death to save himself and the woman he loves by taking part in a high-tech scavenger hunt at the behest of a mysterious Game Master to find a one-hundred-year-old time capsule.

Seduction Catherine Ann Gildiner
Two ex-cons try to track down the man who wants to challenge the whole psychoanalytical world. When he winds up dead, the clock starts ticking for retribution.

Sixth Lamentation, The William Brodrick
When Father Anselm gives sanctuary to a suspected Nazi criminal at Lakewood Priory, he puts in motion more trouble than he ever could have imagined.

The Lost Labyrinth Will Adams
Looking to clear their friend's name, Daniel Knox and Gaille Bonnard try to crack one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of all time.

The Lost Throne Chris Kuzneski
Jonathon Payne and D.J. Jones, former members of a top secret, very special unit of the armed forces, race to recover a lost treasure that could rewrite history, before it is destroyed by a group of men who will stop at nothing to conceal the secret.

Third Secret, The Steve Berry
Haunted by the secrets revealed in 1917 in Fatima, Portugal, the obsession of Pope Clement XV leads to intrigue at the Vatican as Alberto Cardinal Valendrea, the Vatican's Secretary of State, plots to bring down the troubled pontiff.

Da Vinci Code
The book that started it all. We have the book on CD, Cassette, Large Print and at the very bottom of the list the book itself.

Karen Woloszyn, January 2010