Even though I had preordered Dan Brown's newest book 'The Lost Symbol' two weeks before its release date it took Amazon until last Monday to ship/deliver it. I was big fan of his previous four books so I knew once I could get a hold of this one I would find time to read it right away. Long story short, I finished it in less than 4 days because once I started reading it was hard to put it down.I don't want to give away the story for those readers who have not read or finished the book yet but I really liked the fact that the author used Washington DC and the Freemasons as background. Dan Brown is ingenious in mixing real locations, symbols and traditions with fiction to create a very enjoyable story. Highly recommended!