re: #163 Walter L. Newton

Well, not according to the courts. But I know HBHG, and that whole subject SO WELL, that I can certainly say that he used HBHG as a source. Part of the problem is that HBHG was published as history, and all Brown had to do was claim he was using that book for historical research.

The authors of HBHG sued Brown for plagerism and lost. The courts found in favor of Brown.

I always describe Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ as a book for people who hate reading. Over 100 chapters in about 450 pages; some chapters taking less than one page? Come on!

Not to mention the fatal logical flaw in the denouement.