The case for the code

The man behind international best-seller The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, will face a High Court action brought by the authors of the non-fictional work The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (1982). The latter’s authors, Richard Leigh (UK) and Michael Baigent (NZ), claim that Brown’s fictional blockbuster is based on their decade of research. Michael Baigent (pictured) is a prolific New Zealand writer who has authored and co-authored numerous works. He graduated with a BA in Psychology from Canterbury University,  Christchurch. This case was later dismissed. Read update