In the bestselling tradition of The Da Vinci Code, this is a breath-taking, all-action adventure from the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper. This page-turner will take through the myths and legends of lost civilisations and into the heart of an ancient mystery...If you like Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Scott Mariani, you'll love this!'Like Dan Brown, Tom Harper knows how to ratchet up the tension.' - Choice'Totally fascinating' -- ***** Reader review'Really good book, I find it hard to put down' -- ***** Reader review'So thrilling I was reading it whenever I could' -- ***** Reader review'This is an amazing book, well written. My only critisism is that I couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review**********************************************************************A DEAD MAN. A HIDDEN CODE. A DEVASTATING SECRET.For three thousand years, the world's most dangerous treasure has been lost. Now the code that reveals its hiding place is about to be broken ...Sam Grant is a disgraced ex-SOE soldier and an adventurer by trade. But he has a secret: six years ago, a dying archaeologist entrusted him with his life's work - transcripts of mysterious writing found in a hidden cave on Crete. Deciphered, it could lead to one of the greatest prizes in history.But the treasure is as dangerous as it is valuable. The CIA wants it; so does the KGB. Helped by a brilliant Oxford professor, and a beautiful Greek archaeologist with her own secrets to hide, Grant is plunged into a labyrinth of ancient cults, forgotten mysteries and lost civilisations. But time is running out.The secrets of the distant past may hold the key to the newest threats of the modern world...
