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The Lost Army of Cambyses
The Lost Army of Cambyses | Paul Sussman
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An adrenaline-packed thriller and archaeological adventure by Paul Sussman, an outstanding new storyteller In 523 BC, the Persian emperor Cambyses dispatched an army across Egypt's western desert to destroy the oracle of Amun at Siwa. Legend has it that somewhere in the middle of the Great Sand Sea, his army was overwhelmed by a sandstorm and destroyed. Fifty thousand men were lost. A mutilated corpse washes up on the banks of the Nile. An antiques dealer is murdered. An eminent British archaeologist is found dead at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara. At first, the incidents appear unconnected. Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police is suspicious, however. And so too is the archaeologist's daughter, Tara Mullray. As each seeks to uncover the truth, they find themselves thrown together in a desperate race for survival—one that forces them to confront not only present-day adversaries but also ghosts from their own pasts. From a mysterious fragment of ancient hieroglyphic text to rumors of a fabulous lost tomb in the Theban Hills, from the shimmering waters of the Nile to the dusty back streets of Cairo, Khalifa and Mullray are drawn ever deeper into a labyrinth of violence, intrigue, and betrayal. It is a path that will eventually lead them into the forbidding, barren heart of the western desert, and the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world. At once an adrenaline-packed thriller and a wonderfully evocative archaeological adventure, The Lost Army of Cambyses marks the debut of an outstanding new storyteller.
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Day 12 #Top20series #20series20days How I love this trilogy! 💕💕💕 Fantastic journeys to Egypt, real Indiana Jones style (but I prefer these books), and the absolutely killing suspense 🥰

Andrew65 Think I own the first one and really need to read it. 4y
Tove_Reads @andrew65 Yes you do! 4y
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First book of 2020. Really enjoyed this book. Characters are a nice balance with no being perfect and having complex emotions. Also can a fun adventure/mystery book.

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Tove_Reads @Susanita Thanks! Haven‘t read it. 6y
Susanita It‘s a slow burn, but I loved it. 6y
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Tove_Reads @Susanita And here I thought it was a sun burn 🤔🤪 6y
SiriuslyWeasley Anything by Stuart MacBride . 6y
Itchyfeetreader This is a genre I tend to read and forget - I do like and even occasionally reread a number of Richard north Patterson‘s earlier books 6y
EadieB @Tove_Reads Anything by these authors: Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, Linwood Barclay, Michael Koryta, JT Ellison, Karin Slaughter, James Rollins, Peter James, Peter Robinson 6y
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