Leigh's fictional works have been published: Erceldoune & Other Stories (2006), and Grey Magic (2007). Leigh's short story, "Madonna," was included in "The Random Review, 1982: The Year's Best Fiction, Poetry and Essays" (1982), the first in an anthology series edited by Gary Fisketjon and Jonathan Galassi gathering "the best stories, poems, and essays published in American magazines in the preceding year." Dan Brown suit Some of the ideas presented in Baigent's earlier book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, were incorporated in the best-selling American novel The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown. In March 2006, Baigent and Leigh filed suit in a British court against Brown's publisher, Random House, claiming copyright infringement. On 7 April 2006 High Court judge Peter Smith rejected the claim. On 28 March 2007, Baigent and Leigh lost their appeal, and were faced with legal bills of about £3m. Death Leigh died on 21 November 2007 in London from causes related to a heart condition. Works Co-written with Michael Baigent and Henry Lincoln The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, 1982, UK U.S. paperback: Holy Blood, Holy Grail, 1983, Dell. The Messianic Legacy, 1986 Co-written with Michael Baigent The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception, 1991 The Temple and the Lodge, 1991, Secret Germany: Claus Von Stauffenberg and the Mystical Crusade Against Hitler, 1994 The Elixir and the Stone: The Tradition of Magic and Alchemy, 1997 The Inquisition. 1999 Self published Erceldoune & Other Stories (2006, ) Grey Magic (2007, ). Notes References Obituary in The Times, 30 November 2007 1943 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists British short story writers American conspiracy theorists Pseudohistorians Priory of Sion hoax American male short story writers 20th-century American short story writers 21st-century American short story writers 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers