Cryptograms and Symbolic Decoding in Selected Dan Brown Thriller Novels

<jats:p>The article examines cryptograms in selected Dan Brown novels as a compositional device that initiates movement, regulates suspense, and converts paintings, numbers, architectural sites, and digital formulas into readable signs. The study shows that decoding in Brown is not a decorative addition to the plot. It organizes the reader’s route through the text and links scholarly interpretation with physical pursuit, historical conjecture, and technological anxiety.</jats:p>