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Born June 22, 1964 (age 60) • Exeter • New Hampshire
Notable Works “Angels & Demons” • “Deception Point ” • “Digital Fortress” • “Inferno” • “Origin” • “The Da Vinci Code” • “The Lost Symbol”

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