Another NUMA FILES adventure, and so far they have not palled.
As usual, Kurt Austin spends his holidays searching for lost or hidden treasure, and when this activity coincides with work, it is a bonus.
Austin and colleague and best friend, Joe Zavala, are in Scotland looking for a Viking ship when a freighter goes aground on the rocks where they are searching. They manage to save the captain and crew but not the passenger who seems to be intent on rescuing the cargo rather than himself. When a group of hard men arrive to kidnap the captain, Kurt and Joe get involved with MI5 agent, Morgan Manning and her investigation into artifact smuggling on a huge scale and Egyptian tablets that lead to an incredibly valuable treasure smuggled out of Egypt by one of the Pharaohs himself, a thousand years BC.
From one nail-biting scrape to the next, the three are on a trail of clues; neck and neck with a gang of ruthless men unfettered by principles or a lack of resources. Time and time again, it is only the resourcefulness of Kurt and mechanical genius of Joe that keeps them ahead of the game.
Graham Brown – author
Continuous twists and surprises lead us all the way from a 1927 trans-Atlantic crossing attempt plane wreck to the Grand Canyon and the harrowing finale.
Well crafted and thrilling; not a disappointing read at all, as is more and more possible with these long-running series. I enjoyed it.
Thank you to Penguin Random House, SA for this ARC.
ISBN 9780241386880.
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