Ballantine
August 2007
On Sale: July 31, 2007
Featuring: Connor Shields; Daria McGowan
352 pages ISBN: 0345492242 EAN: 9780345492241 Hardcover Add to Wish List
As renowned archaeologist Dr. Daria McGowan readies the most important project of her careerβa museum exhibit showcasing the priceless artifacts her great-grandfather unearthed a century ago in the Middle Eastβshe makes a shocking discovery: many of the most significant pieces have vanished. Panicked, Daria turns to the FBI.
It's an assignment that Special Agent Connor Shields is more than happy to accept: Daria is the same pretty American archaeologist he's been searching for ever since a chance meeting two years ago. Working together to track down the owners of the stolen artifacts, Daria and Connor discover a trail of bodiesβcollectors who have met brutal, bizarre ends at the hands of a killer whose murderous methods are based on the rituals of an ancient civilization.
Amid rumors of a curse and mounting pressure from both the FBI and the museum, Daria and Connor race to unmask their enemy and unravel a mystery stretching across oceans and centuries. All the while, an ingenious murderer follows a sinister plan to gather the coveted antiquities, and one last acquisition: Daria.
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