Books similar to Dan Brown

I'll throw out Steve Barry's cotton Malone series. I don't know how similar it is in style to dan brown but premisises are in the same category. The first one is titled the templars legacy if that tells you anything. May be closer to national treasure than dan brown.


Also, there's William dietrichs Ethan gage series. Set in the early 19th century Gage is an adventurer that gets entangled with the likes of napoleon etc, solves mysteries, stops bad guys.

Those may not actually be anything like what you are looking for.

I've read most of Steve berrys books. I think I got 8 or so into the. I always liked them. Any others?

Yep. Umberto Eco is Dan Brown on steroids. Foucault's Pendulum is the DaVinci Code for advanced learners. Warning: very dense, but worth it.

Brad Meltzer

The Last Templar


It's the only one I've read by Raymond Khoury - so I can't speak to any of his other work.

If OP's interest in Dan Brown is primarily because he enjoys the semiotic, "hidden history" aspects of the stories, then Eco is the logical endgame. If, on the other hand, he just likes good fiction in a historical setting, then Ken Follet's stuff might be more up his alley.

Follet is a beast. His books are usually pretty long but I've always moved through them quickly. He's an excellent writer and does a very good job of making you feel like you are in the time period the book takes place in.