Origin by Dan Brown Penguin Ann Radcliffe

Ann Radcliffe

in André Aciman's inimitably nostalgic

Destined to be a classic

Jim Panzee is demonstrating a new magic trick when he’s interrupted by two oxpeckers cooing over each other

"Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even more resilient

Origin by Dan Brown Penguin Ann RadcliffeRobert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty year old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdon's first students. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever.