From the author of the bestselling
Atlantis comes a thrilling novel of buried secrets, age-old mysteries and a conspiracy surrounding the fabled Ark of the Covenant.
586 BC. The ancient world is in meltdown. The Babylonians have ravaged the Holy Land, and Jerusalem has fallen. In desperation, the temple priests look to the greatest navigators ever known to save their holiest of treasures.
1943. A group of Allied codebreakers, under Churchill's direct command, work to stop a top-secret exchange between the Nazis and the Japanese. Yet even they know nothing of the ancient artefact hidden on board a ship whose fate they have just sealed.
Present-day. Marine archaeologist Jack Howard and his friend Costas undertake a dangerous dive hunting for Nazi gold in a wreck perched on the edge of the continental shelf. What they glimpse there leads Jack to piece together the truth of one of the greatest ancient voyages of discovery, one whose real purpose he could scarcely have imagined. Now Jack must fuse past and present as he never has done before in a terrifying final showdown on a desperate mission for humanity.
General
Imprint: |
Headline Book Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2017 |
Authors: |
David Gibbins
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Dimensions: |
234 x 154 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
416 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4722-3018-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
General
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LSN: |
1-4722-3018-3 |
Barcode: |
9781472230188 |
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