Updated May 5, 2025

Dan Brown's Next New Book

Each time Dan Brown publishes a new book, a successful prediction is made here of what his NEXT book will be about. As you see below, seven years ago we identified Prague as the centerpiece for his follow-up to Origin. Dan has now announced Prague will be the main setting for his new book The Secret of Secrets, which comes out September 9, 2025.

He describes The Secret of Secrets this way: "Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon--a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries about the nature of human consciousness and threatens to disrupt centuries of established belief. But a brutal murder catapults the trip into chaos...."

So get that book!

But what is the next new book from Dan Brown after that? We boldly predict that he will deliver the second half of what we identified seven years ago, which is:

Dan travels all over the globe for book festivals and what-have-you, but even so there are a few locations that resonate more than others. When he was at the United Arab Emirates, our antennae started vibrating. That fit right in with a comment he made while visiting there:

“There is no shortage of material for Robert Langdon in this world. Symbols, religion, conspiracy, all of that is a really rich world to explore."

Since he always likes to plow new ground, what better place to do that than the Arab world? Talk about "symbols, religion and conspiracy," it’s definitely all there. Add to that the Arab propensity to write in beautiful calligraphy with the words and letters shaped in such a way as to create amazing artwork. And the image thus created can also convey a message. It’s all vintage Dan Brown.  

If Dan still has enough gas in the tank to generate one more thriller after The Secret of Secrets, look for it to spring up from the sands of the United Arab Emirates like a beautiful oasis in the desert. That will be a delicious date indeed.

Our previous prediction for Dan Brown's next new book was made in 2018:

This is a preview look at what we may expect in Dan Brown's next book after Origin.

The actual content will not be released until Dan has wrung every last drop of suspense out of what is tradtionally a very long process. But here is the best projection available so far.

Since his travels are a hint to where he is next sending symbology professor Langdon, we can work from there.

Although Dan travels all over the globe for book festivals and what-have-you, there are a few locations that have resonated more than others. When he was at the United Arab Emirates, our antennae started vibrating. That fit right in with a comment he made while visiting there:

“There is no shortage of material for Robert Langdon in this world. Symbols, religion, conspiracy, all of that is a really rich world to explore."

Since he always likes to plow new ground, what better place to do that than the Arab world? Talk about "symbols, religion and conspiracy," it’s definitely all there. Add to that the Arab propensity to write in beautiful calligraphy with the words and letters shaped in such a way as to create amazing artwork. And the image thus created can also convey a message. It’s all vintage Dan Brown.

In second place among all the locations Dan has visited in the last couple of years is Prague. That is a musty old medieval city with lots of secrets. And he had an intriguing comment to make there as well:

“This visit has been very inspirational…. There are certain views of the city, for example from Charles Bridge looking up at the castle, that almost don’t seem real. You can almost imagine that someone painted the perfect picture.”

So expect Dan to paint Prague into his next book after Origin... while on his way to the Arab world where a white-knuckled confrontation involving who’s-a-friend-and-who’s-a-foe carries us through the shifting border between Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

Heck, I’d buy that book.

Among books currently in print, if you liked The Da Vinci Code you'll enjoy meeting the actual people involved in the early days of the Knights Templar and Freemasonry who fill the pages of Sworn in Secret. Dan Brown's latest book is Origin. Both books are well recommended.

Sworn in Secret                         Secret of Secrets.

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Dan Brown's Next New Book

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