12 Books Like The Da Vinci Code

Claire Andrews’ father was murdered while selling a valuable saltcellar. Eager to avenge his death, Claire hires detective Artie Modelstein to track down the lost treasure and, more importantly, her father’s killer. Soon, their two-person manhunt takes a sharp turn into ancient history, as they discover the true value of the jeweled saltcellar. With espionage, murder, romance, and the legend of the Holy Grail, Quest holds all the trappings of a Dan Brown blockbuster.

Across the Atlantic, the war between radical extremists and foreign governments is coming to a head. Two ancient documents lay at the center of the conflict, and in order to prevent violence from reaching American soil FBI profiler Karen Vail is sent to find them. Written in 930 BC, these biblical manuscripts hold the key to quashing the overseas conflict—but revealing their secrets may change the world forever. Alan Jacobson’s badass heroine and star of his OPSIG Team Black series would give Robert Langdon a serious run for his money.

This international bestseller follows two timelines as it switches from the perspective of Catherine Veilis, a computer expert in the 1970s, to a pair of nuns 200 years before. Connecting them is a bejeweled chess set—hidden by the nuns during the French Revolution, which Catherine now seeks. Finding the set would unleash a centuries-old power, but Catherine will have to play a dangerous “Game” if she hopes to succeed. What ensues is a globetrotting, time-hopping adventure steeped in real history, numerology, and metaphysics.

A shadowy cabal is terrorizing the United States and is using a zealot reverend as their conduit. CIA agent Blaine McCracken is on a mission to stop them in their tracks, but in order to do so he must dive into two of history’s greatest mysteries. Author Jon Land draws fascinating parallels between the lost of colony of Roanoke and the missing crew of the Mary Celeste as McCracken comes face to face with a hell straight out of Dante’s Inferno.

After the skeletal remains of Christ are found in Jerusalem's Old City, a young friar and his archaeologist friend set out to find answers. But when the KGB, the secret service, and the Catholic Church join the search with unclear motivations, they’re left to wonder: Is it merely a hoax, or an elaborate cover-up?

Eight years ago, an assassination attempt disfigured top presidential aide Wes Holloway. And while President Leland Manning escaped unscathed, the same can’t be said for his murdered friend, Ron Boyle ... or can it? When Holloway spots the supposedly dead Boyle on the streets of Malaysia, he launches an investigation that will lead him into the heart of Freemason history and to a code created by none other than Thomas Jefferson.  

Three strange, but seemingly unconnected, crimes catch Inspector Yusuf Khalifa's interest. When an archeologist's daughter shares her own suspicions, the two pair up to decode the crimes. From an unexplainable hieroglyphic text to a strange, terrifying group threatening those around them, this fast-paced and mysterious thriller won't let you go.

As an agent for the ultra-covert Sigma Force, Painter Crowe protects dangerous scientific information. In this first installment of James Rollins’ bestselling series, Crowe must race against the clock before a cabal of mercenaries unearths Atlantis of the Sands. A newly-discovered artifact implies that the lost city is home to an ancient power that, in the wrong hands, could destroy the world ...

After hearing of a Knights Templars conspiracy, three Milanese editors create an accompanying fake history in which they tie the Templars to the occult. Their “Plan” eventually captures the attention of the mysterious “They”—a real-life cult who believes the “Plan” is real—turning the practical joke into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Like in The Da Vinci Code, the characters of Foucault’s Pendulum must use their knowledge of metaphysics, philosophy, mathematics, and theology to escape the targets on their backs.

Days before the Mayan-predicted doomsday, epidemiologist Dr. Stanton encounters a patient with a strange infection. Halfway across the globe, Chel Manu receives an ancient scroll—a lost codex that may explain the disappearance of the Mayan civilization. With December 21, 2012 fast approaching, Stain must stop the contagion while Chel deciphers the secrets of the ancient kingdoms before time runs out.

One of the latest installments in Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone series, The Lost Order places the former Justice Department agent at the heart of one of America’s best-kept secrets. The modern-day members of the clandestine organization, Knights of the Golden Circle, are fighting over the gold hidden by their forefathers. While some want to protect it, others have more sinister motives, and it’s up to Cotton Malone to prevent a corrupt past from jeopardizing the future.