Daniel Knox is an outcast archaeologist and part-time dive instructor working in Egypt when a piece of gallantry suddenly means that he must go on the run to Alexandria to avoid painful and probably deadly retribution. At the same time an ancient tomb possibly linked to Alexander the Great is unc...
This is the second book in a series that stars archaeologist Daniel Knox. The first was called "The Alexander Cipher." Adams does a great job with his series of melding Indiana Jones and Robert Langdon into a single character. With this novel, evidence pops up that might totally redefine Jewi...
Not a bad story but it slowed down a lot about 3/4 of the way through. I liked the concept of the story and the pacing was good too. I found the way the story was broken up to be a good idea. I like that the author broke things up in each chapter and did not spend a TON of time describing everyth...
He aimed down, waiting tensely for Knox to resurface. ‘What the hell was that about?’ asked Hosni, stepping up onto the wall beside him. ‘What did it look like?’ ‘Something spooked him,’ said Hosni. ‘Nothing spooked him,’ snapped Farooq. ‘He did a runner, that’s all.’ ‘It was those two bikers. Th...
He referred Maria to his address book then told her which of his Cypriot contacts might know the home address of Metin Volkan and asked her to call him back as soon as she’d found it out. It was a short walk to the border, a pedestrianized alley in which two men in blue ov...
As he rose to wash and dress, he realised he still had his medical pendant on. Miles insisted on the damned thing whenever he was on an overseas job, but it was inscribed with the MGS logo and would blow his story about being a freelance journalist, so he took it off and packed it away, then brew...
They must have been at Nico’s closing banquet. Knox walked towards them, slowing deliberately as he drew close, so that they’d know he had business with them. Franklin’s expression clouded when he saw him. ‘You!’ he said. ‘What are you doing here?’‘You know what I’m doing here.’He licked his lips...