
A novel by Dalton Keene
An ancient discovery with dangerous consequences
In a mountain cave amid a fierce Afghan winter, an American Special Forces team discovers an ancient talisman. Recovering the mysterious stone sets off a chain of events that pulls former Army Ranger Rick Lowell and archaeologist Beth Harp into a fight for survival.
As they uncover the stone’s history, they face the Brotherhood, a secretive cabal with distant ties to the artifact. Their search stretches from the Afghan mountains to the ruins of Persepolis, where the mystery may prove more dangerous than either imagined.
Adventure thriller · ancient mystery