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Critics label Dan Brown’s "Inferno" a clunky page-turner

May 15, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

LONDON (Reuters) – Early reviews of Dan Brown's fast-paced fourth book in “The Da Vinci Code” series labeled it a “clunky” page-turner that will nevertheless delight his fans. Critics said the dark mysteries, mind-bending codes and history-laced tourism in “Inferno” will thrill Brown devotees, but panned the U.S. author for passages they said were more suited to a Hollywood film script than a novel. …

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Dan Brown’s "Inferno" novel in hot demand ahead of release

May 13, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

LONDON (Reuters) – Booksellers are predicting that “Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown's latest title “Inferno” will become the biggest-selling book of the year, ahead of its release on Tuesday. Sales of the book, which sees the return of fictional symbologist Robert Langdon, have already reached the highest level of customer pre-orders at retailer Waterstones since the release of Harry Potter author JK Rowling's adult fiction “The Casual Vacancy” last year. …

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Dan Brown’s "Inferno" novel in hot demand ahead of release