PRAGUE - Hundreds of readers lined up Tuesday morning before the Old Town Hall in Prague, eager to purchase a signed copy of Dan Brown‘s latest thriller, The Secret of All Secrets. The novel’s plot centers around a mystery unfolding beneath the city, specifically within the historic tunnels of the Nusle Bridge.
The book’s launch has sparked considerable interest, fueled by brown’s global popularity and the unique Prague setting. Translator Petra Hůlová expressed curiosity about the potential impact on tourism, drawing a parallel to the recent phenomenon of long queues forming at the Municipal Library due to a book sculpture promoted on TikTok. The new novel promises to draw attention to a lesser-known, yet historically notable, part of Prague’s infrastructure - the complex network of tunnels under the Nusle bridge, originally built as a Cold War-era fallout shelter.The pre-sale event and subsequent book signings are expected to further amplify the city’s cultural profile.