The Pyramid of Doom A Novel
โ Scribed by McDermott, Andy
- Book ID
- 109954177
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 325 KB
- Series
- Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase 5
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780553907940
- ASIN
- B003EY7JL2
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โฆ Synopsis
A BURIED EGYPTIAN TEMPLE.
A SECRET KEPT FOR 6,000 YEARS.
A RACE FOR LIFE WORTH KILLING FOR.
An international TV audience waits breathlessly as archaeologists prepare to break into a long-hidden vault beneath the Great Sphinx. But student Macy Sharif has already made her own shocking discovery: a religious cult raiding the site. Their prize? A map that will lead to something far more astounding: the lost pyramid of Osiris. Framed by corrupt officials, Macy goes on the run, trying to reach the only people who can save her before she is silencedpermanently.
American archaeologist Nina Wilde, once a renowned scientific explorer, now all but blacklisted by her colleagues, is trying to rebuild her reputation. But Macys plea for help will send Nina and ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase on the ultimate treasure hunt. From the streets of Manhattan to a yacht off Monaco to a buried desert site, theyll follow an elusive trail stalked by a killer determined to uncover a six-thousand-year-old secret. And beneath the forbidding desert, theyll enter a forgotten world both wondrous and horrifying, where the ancient God of Death has kept his secretsuntil now.
Review
No fan of Indiana Jones, Matthew Reilly or action in general will be able to put it down.
*Northern Territory News
*Adventure stories dont get much more epic than this.*Daily Mirror (U.K.)
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About the Author
Andy McDermott is a former journalist and movie critic who now writes novels full-time following the international success of his debut thriller, The Hunt for Atlantis, which has been sold around the world in more than twenty languages. He is also the author of The Tomb of Hercules and The Covenant of Genesis. He lives in Bournemouth, England.
ES Index : 5
Number of Words in Auth: 2
Formats : EPUB
Number of Formats : 1
Has Cover : Yes
All Identifiers : amazon:0553593633, isbn:9780553593631, mobi-asin:B003EY7JL2
Test Text Series Index: Chase
Single Author : Andy McDermott
Original Source : New Files From Cleanup 05 16
Sorted Author by LN, FN: McDermott, Andy
Title Length : 027
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Title Parm F : The Pyramid of Doom
Title Parm G : A Novel
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Record ID : 3790
Template Work Area : Chase
ES Name : Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase
Uncomma Author : Andy McDermott
Num of Aut : 1
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