The fifth world: an eshort story
โ Scribed by Javier Sierra
- Publisher
- MIRA Books;Harlequin
- Year
- 2009;2018
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 27 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short.
Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009), edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler.
In this exotic Thriller Short, bestselling author Javier Sierra heads to faraway places and forgotten cultures.
When a university professor is violently murdered and his heart ripped out of his chest using an ancient weapon, the police are stumped as to who would commit such a horrendous act and why. But as his research assistant begins to compile key clues, including a message the professor left her before he was killed, science meets suspense, prophecy meets ancient culture...and life on earth will be forever altered.
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