NEW BOOK ADDS MORE 'HOLY GRAIL' SECRETS TO DAN'S BROWN THE DA VINCI CODE

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The Givenchy Code
New Book Pokes Fun at and Pays Tribute to that �Other Code� Novel

You think you�ve cracked all the Holy Grail�s secrets in Dan Brown�s The Da Vinci Code? Think again! At once brilliant and hysterical, The Givenchy Code: An Homage and A Parody, the provocative new book from E.R. Escober, takes the �Holy Grail plotline� to a more bizarre and twisted level, poking fun at that �other code� novel while simultaneously paying tribute to it.

The murder of a prominent French personality in the fragrance industry jumpstarts this exhilarating code-cracking ride all over Paris and deep into the heart of a religious conspiracy that centers on the real identity of a religious icon. In a spine-tingling blend of electrifying adventure, scholarly intrigue and unforgettable moments, The Givenchy Code gleefully parodies scenes and pays homage to that brilliantly written �other code� novel. At the same time, it pokes benign fun at the fragrance industry and ultimately conjectures an out-of-the-world theory that the most venerated relic of them all was indeed not a cup but something far more shockingly extraordinary!

In this fun-filled spoof where the parallel to Dan Brown�s �The Da Vinci Code� can�t be missed, various themes are explored. From religious hypocrisy to laughter�s healing powers, from the art of keeping secrets to man�s corrupt nature as motivators, from the ways in which humans value rationality to the struggle between good and evil. Throughout the story, these themes are dealt with cleverly within a well-written plot that keeps the reader hooked until the very end when the surprising-beyond-belief identity of the Holy Grail is finally revealed.

About the Author

ER Escober worked as a copywriter for McCann Erickson Advertising Agency in the Philippines before immigrating to America and embarking on a writing career for both fiction novels and screenplays. The author has written several screenplays and the award-winning novel-cum-cookbook Not My Bowl Of Rice. He also writes a similarly titled regular column currently syndicated across several multi-cultural newspapers internationally. The Givenchy Code is ER Escober�s second novel.

The Givenchy Code: An Homage and a Parody
By ER Escober
Publication Date: January 18, 2005
Trade Paperback; $21.99; 290 pages; 1-4134-8031-4

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