Sigh.

Thanks to my brother for alerting me to this.

Presenting #'s 3, 4 and 5 on the NY Times Hardcover Best-Seller List:

3 THE DA VINCI CODE, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday, $24.95.) A murder at the Louvre leads to a trail of clues found in the work of Leonardo and to the discovery of a secret society.

Weeks on list: 153

4 THE TEMPLAR LEGACY, by Steve Berry. (Ballantine, $24.95.) A former Justice Department operative becomes involved in a desperate search for the long-lost treasure and secrets of the medieval Knights Templar.

Weeks on list: 1

5 THE LAST TEMPLAR, by Raymond Khoury. (Dutton, $24.95.) A coding device stolen from an exhibit of Vatican artifacts may hold clues to the medieval Knights Templar's long-lost treasure — and their secrets.

Weeks on list: 6


Grrr.

I like how reading this story always costs you $24.95.