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Baden-Powell's Beads: Aksum is
the third book in this series, following the adventures of
Agent Patrick Dartson, Agent Adnan Fazeph, and nurse Pam
Blanchard back to London and ultimately to the ancient
country of Ethiopia, where they struggle to solve the
mystery of the Zulu beads. Pam fiancé, Dr. David Freeman,
was given one of these beads in Book I by a dying patient.
They were nearly killed by a band of Zulus wanting it back.
In Book II, Dr. Freeman is killed as the Arab world, through
Scotland Yard and the Rastafarians, joins in the pursuit of
the beads for reasons yet unknown. Cheri Hassan, the
beautiful assassin working for a double agent in the Yard,
pursues the beads only for the money others are willing to pay.
In this book, Rastafarian henchman, Ras Marcus, teams up
with Cheri to deliver three of the original 24 beads to the
pretender to the Ethiopian throne, Lij Mered, who has
organized a terrorist training camp in Aksum near the church
housing the Ark of the Covenant. Lij Mered's nefarious
designs on world order hinge on reuniting the beads with the
Ark. Adnan, using his ability to blend into the Arab world
must infiltrate this camp at great personal risk, as Patrick
and Pam provide him with the cover he needs to survive. As
the story unfolds and our heroes are drawn deeper into the
mystery, it becomes increasing clear that perhaps they are
all characters in a much bigger plot, one dating back to the
beginning of recorded history.