AN ANCIENT MYSTERY HAS ALREADY TAKEN TWO LIVES... HOW MANY MORE WILL IT CLAIM?

The bestselling, pulse-poundingarchaeological thriller by bestselling author Paul Sussman is a must-read for fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Wilbur Smith.

''A genuinely exciting read from a world-class storyteller...a beautifully-observed thriller.'' - FINANCIAL TIMES

''Captivating, intelligent and notably well-written..Sussman''s thrillers have been translated into 33 languages and have sold over 2 million copies worldwide. This, his final book, deserves to be even more successful.'' - DAILY MAIL

''Stylish writing and deep research.'' - GUARDIAN

''Sussman knew how to keep a complex plot bowling along while constantly ratcheting up the tension...this is top-drawer popular fiction and is sure to become an even bigger bestseller than his three other novels.'' - MAIL ON SUNDAY

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A journalist is murdered in Jerusalem''s Armenian Cathedral and Detective Arieh Ben-Roi is spoilt for leadsBut one seems out of place - an apparent link to a decades-old missing persons case in Egypt. Baffled, Ben-Roi turns for help to his old friend and sparring partner, Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor Police.

Although struggling with personal tragedy and immersed in a case of his own - mysterious well poisonings in the Eastern Desert - Khalifa agrees to do some diggingWhat he discovers will change both men''s lives for ever.

As their investigations intertwine, the detectives are drawn ever deeper into a sinister web of violence, abuse, corporate malpractice and international terrorism. And at its heart lies a three thousand year-old mystery that has already taken two lives, and will soon be claiming more...

Format Häftad Omfång 768 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Transworld Publishers Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2013-01-17 ISBN 9780553818741