Everybody's a critic

"He was laid-back and blond, a surfer dude in manner if not literal truth, a California kid who believed a double-double burger from In-N-Out was nature’s perfect food..." Also, 7 other things.

Remember Dan Brown’s 2004 mega-bestseller The Da Vinci Code? Here’s the very first sentence:

“Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery.“

Brown’s books have sold more than 200 million copies. Conservatively, he’d pull in $3 per copy. Even post-divorce (long story), he’s probably approaching billi…