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The Hidden Oasis
By Paul Sussman
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"A rip-roaring gem of a read - you are in for a real treat! - Raymond Khoury"A compelling high-octane adventure novel that seamlessly meshes past and present..." - James Becker"Hands down one of the best writers of international suspense in the business" - Steve Berry"This is five star thrills a page. Highly recommended." -- ***** Reader review"A sheer pleasure to read" -- ***** Reader review"This novel is one of the most gripping I have ever read!" -- ***** Reader review
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Egypt 2153 BC: Eighty priests set out under cover of darkness into the western desert taking with them a mysterious object swathed in cloth. Four weeks later having reached their destination they calmly slit each other's throats...
Albania 1986: A plane takes off from a remote airfield bound for the Sudan. On board a cargo that will forever change the Middle East. Somewhere over the Sahara the plane disappears...
The western desert the present day: A group of Bedouin discover a mummified corpse half-buried in the dunes. With it are a roll of camera film and a miniature clay obelisk inscribed with a curious hieroglyphic sign...
Three unconnected events - or so it seems until Freya Hannen arrives in Egypt for the funeral of her sister a desert explorer who has inexplicably taken her own life...For Freya it is the start of a terrifying life-or-death adventure - one that will lead her and Egyptologist Flin Brodie deep into the forbidding wastes of the Sahara.
Their goal: one of archaeology's greatest mysteries and the astonishing secret at its heart...
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
658
Release Date:
2009-11-19
Publication Date:
2009-11-19
Publisher:
Bantam
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0553818732
ISBN13:
9780553818734
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
760 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
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