John Crace reads The Lost Symbol (Guardian Unlimited)

The Guardian's resident book spoiler spends a day with Dan Brown's new blockbuster. Will he get out alive? 12.01pm: The motorcycle courier arrives at the door. One leg of his trousers is rolled up to the knee. He proffers his hand. Our eyes meet in mutual recognition. "Sorry I'm so late," he says. "I was being followed." Five long years have I been waiting for this moment, years in which the ...