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Series
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
When a child's bones are found near an ancient henge in the wild saltmarshes of Norfolk's north coast, Ruth Galloway, a university lecturer in forensic archaeology, is asked to date them by DCI Harry Nelson who thinks they may be the bones of a child called Lucy who has been missing for ten years.
Author
Series
Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 19
Language
English
Description
Convinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, eminent Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his intrepid wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. Having been banned forever from the East Valley, Emerson, against Amelia's advice, has tried desperately to persuade Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights. But Emerson's trickery has backfired, and his insistent
...5) The survivor
Author
Series
Eve Duncan novels volume 30
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Unearthing the perfectly preserved body of a female warrior in Southeast Asia, archeologist Riley Smith and Eve Duncan seek answers about this extraordinary past life, leading Riley to make a discovery that will change history--if she can survive long enough to share it with the world.
6) The whisper
Author
Series
BPD-FBI series volume 4
Publisher
Mira
Language
English
Description
After surviving a brutal attack in Ireland, archaeologist Sophie Malone discovers that the fabled Celtic treasure she has been searching for is now in the hands of a serial killer who is using ancient rituals to satisfy a lust for violence--a discovery that causes her to become the prime suspect in a murder investigation.
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Series
Language
English
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When she makes a discovery that could forever change human history, archaeologist Nina Wilde is attacked, her crew is murdered, and the artifact is stolen, forcing her and her fiancé Eddie Chase to go up against the Covenant of Genesis, a clandestine group sworn to keep her discovery a secret.
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Sage must excavate a 16th-century well, and expects to find little more than soil and the odd piece of pottery. But the disturbing discovery of the bones of a woman and newborn baby make it clear that she has stumbled onto a historical crime scene, one that is interwoven with an unsettling local legend.
10) Deadlock
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Dedicating her life to rescuing priceless artifacts from being destroyed by war, Emily Hudson is captured and tormented by a sadistic adversary, a situation for which the CIA calls on mercenary John Garrett for help in Emily's rescue.
Author
Series
Eve Duncan novels volume 28
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An archaeologist who lost her father to tomb raiders after discovering Helen of Troy’s burial spot teams up with a forensic sculptor to recreate Helen’s ship-launching face.
Author
Series
Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Egypt, 1912. Amelia Peabody and her dashing archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are once again in danger as they search for a priceless, stolen bust of legendary Queen Nefertiti and Amelia finds herself the target of assassins.
Author
Series
Clayton White novels volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Former air force combat rescue officer Special Agent Clayton White now works for the Secret Service performing routine escort missions for politicians. These missions may not be quite as exciting as his time in the military, but Clayton's okay with that. It gives him more time to see his girlfriend, Veronica Hammond--an archaeologist who also happens to be the vice president elect's daughter. But Clayton's seemingly manageable new routine takes a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
World-famous archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase, believe their days of danger are behind them. But when Nina is framed for the theft of a priceless artefact in a daring raid on a luxury cruise ship, she has no choice but to flee. On the run, Nina discovers that a shadowy group is searching for an ancient Atlantean weapon with destructive power beyond comprehension. Eddie - helped by a multi-talented team of friends...
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 3
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
c2002
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IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Lady Evelyn Herbert is the daughter of the Earl of Carnarvon. Popular and pretty, she seems destined for a prestigious marriage, but she has other ideas. She leaves behind the world of society balls and chaperones to travel to the Egyptian desert, where she works alongside her father and Howard Carter in the hunt for an undisturbed tomb. In November 1922, their dreams came true when they discover the burial place of Tutankhamun, and she is the first...
19) Grim shadows
Author
Series
Roaring twenties volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In Prohibition-era San Francisco, museum curator Hadley Bacall, who is plagued by dark spirits, finds herself drawn to Swedish archaeologist Lowe Magnusson as they search for the missing pieces of a powerful Egyptian amulet.
20) Storm cycle
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Rachel Kirby, a computer genius whose beloved twin sister is dying from a chronc illness, receives a mysterious email from archeologist John Tanek who sits trapped inside a collapsed Egyptian tomb with a functioning laptop thousands of miles away. It turns out the collapse was no accident. John has discovered something very valuable in that tomb, something that humankind has been searching for throughout history, something that Rachel could use as...
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