"It's a very complicated plot," he says of Symbol, about a kidnapper in Washington, D.C., who uses Masonic symbols as clues. INTERVIEW:How Dante inspired Dan Brown. REVIEW:'Inferno' is one hell of a good read. MORE:Clive James on Brown: 'I pity him ...

A decade from idea to novel, Dan Brown's new book draws on the 'Divine Comedy.' dan brown. Dan Brown's new novel, 'Inferno,' is out May 14. (Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY) ... Dante had to wait. In Brown's 2009 best seller, The Lost Symbol, Langdon ...