Ancient Suspense

In the sacred grove of Julius Caesar, something deadly stirs in the undergrowth - a serial killer, who haunted the gardens for years, has claimed another victim - in Lindsey Davis' next historical mystery, The Grove of the Caesars. At the feet of her adoptive father, renowned private informer Marcus Didius Falco, Flavia Albia learned a number of important rules. First and foremost - always keep one's distance from the palace, nothing good comes from that direction. But right behind it - murder is the business of the Vigiles, best to leave them to it.

Flavia Albia, daughter and successor of private informer Marcus Didius Falco is twiddling her thumbs with no clients during the December festival of Saturnalia. But that doesn't mean all is quiet. Her husband Tiberius and the Fourth Cohort are battling organized crime interests that are going to war over the festival nuts. A series of accidental poisonings, then bloody murders of rival nut-sellers, and finally a gruesome warning to Tiberius from the hidden criminal powers to back off.

Ancient Egypt holds many mysteries. Thousands of years of wealth and knowledge are buried within its borders. Travel with us as we revisit the days of Ramesses the Great. Your tour guide – who better qualified to lead us than Dr. Andrew Rogers and Dr. Kathleen McGregor. But, be forewarned! You must be prepared to dodge bullets, rescue beautiful damsels, and find the greatest treasures of all Egypt while holding onto your dearest friends. Sounds too easy? Throw in a few mysterious monks and a host of frightening mummies while dangling a stash of gold that rivals Fort Knox. Think you can ...

This time travel suspense story will bring you along for a wild ride. When young classicist Peter Shelton was hired by the Nehring Project, he assumed they were going to use his skills in historical research. When he learned they were preparing for a trip to Third Century Roman Italy, he was both repulsed and attracted. This meant that the Nehring Project was involved in time travel and time travel was obviously nonsense, but, at the same time, what red-blooded classicist would not jump at the possibility of actually going to the Roman Empire? Then Shelton learned that the head of the ...

The Dowager Duchess has decided to sell off the less important family possessions. Blotto and Twinks are dispatched to help the valuer. He spies some Egyptian artifacts and in some excitement rushes back to London, leaving Blotto and Twinks alone in the attic, where they are drawn to a sarchophagus decorated with hieroglyphs. Twinks starts to translate: "Anyone who desecrates this shrine will be visited by the Pharoah's curse..." - just as Blotto prises the lid off.

Written by a Police Detective who has been there, done that, walked the beat and has witnessed the worse of the worst! Who killed Antonio Russo and why? Detective James Pierce is determined to find out. But as he digs deeper, he uncovers deadly secrets, ruthless enemies, and a truth worth killing for. In the heart of Rome, where ancient secrets and modern ambitions collide, a string of brutal murders sends shockwaves through the Eternal City. The victims—artists, historians, archaeologists, and politicians—are found alongside cryptic relics and the sinister sigil of the Custodes ...

Unveil the dark secrets of St. Augustine in this gripping horror mystery where history and the supernatural collide. When a group of friends discovers an ancient diary in a dusty antique shop, they unwittingly unlock a terrifying curse hidden for centuries. The diary reveals the chilling tale of an 18th-century Santeria coven that trapped a malevolent spirit in a sacred artifact—a mysterious amulet lost in the shadows of the city. But one of them has already found the amulet, and with it, they’ve unleashed something sinister. As unexplained deaths begin to echo the sacrificial rituals ...

In 49 BC, in the city of Massilia (modern-day Marseille), on the coast of southern Gaul, Gordianus the Finder's beloved son Meto has disappeared - branded as a traitor to Caesar and apparently dead. Consumed with grief, Gordianus arrives in the city amid a raging civil war, hoping to discover what happened to his son. But when he witnesses a young woman fall from a precipice called Sacrifice Rock, he becomes entangled in discovering the truth.

Join Holmes and Watson as four exciting mysteries from the acclaimed series unravel. Deductive reasoning leads to murder and suspense in the thrilling escapades of history's greatest detective.

This is the saga of a Spartan family, torn apart by a cruel law that forces them to abandon one of their two sons, born lame, to the elements. The elder son, Brithos, is raised in the caste of the warriors, while the other, Talos, is spared a cruel death and is raised by a Helot shepherd, among the peasants.

When Joey Peruggia discovers that the dead man was his long-lost uncle, he travels with his girlfriend Marie and his friend Boyce, who works for the French intelligence, to Egypt on a mission to find answers. But once they arrive, they are lured into a trap and become hostages to a crazed man and his gang of thieves. This is a man who will stop at nothing to discover what lies in the last secret chamber. All bets are off, and only the cleverest will survive this deadliest of adventures.

A plane crash in the Amazon jungle. A desperate struggle for survival. A hidden Inca treasure. Ruthless grave robbers. Ecuador. A dream holiday turns into a nightmare when two men are stranded in the Amazon rain forest after a plane crash. With no hope of being rescued, they decide that their only chance of survival is to find their way back to civilization. And so they set off on a daring journey, struggling through the dense underbrush, totally unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead. When they stumble upon some ancient ruins where fabulous treasures might be hidden, it all goes wrong ...

Eons before the birth of the Roman Empire, there was a civilization dedicated to the sciences of Earth, sea, and sky. In the City of Light lived people who made dark plans to lay waste to their uncivilized neighbors using the very power of the planet itself. As the great science of their time was brought to bear on the invading hordes, hell was set loose on Earth. And the civilization of Atlantis disappeared in a suicidal storm of fire and water.… Now history threatens to repeat itself.

Based on true historic facts. A priest is found brutally murdered, hanging from the altar of an ancient church. Clutched in his hand: a mysterious silver tablet—possibly a key to the legendary treasure looted during the sack of Rome by the Goths in 410 AD. From the glittering mosaics of Ravenna to a forgotten rock tomb deep in the mountains of Southern Italy, suave Professor Cariello and hardened Colonel Camarata are drawn into a dangerous investigation. What begins as a murder case quickly spirals into a high-stakes chase through ancient history, religious secrets, and deadly ...

Winter, 670 AD. King Colg has invited the leading nobles and chieftains of his kingdom to a feast day. Fidelma and her companion Eadulf are finally home for an extended stay, and have promised their son, Alch, that they'll be able to spend some time together after months of being on the road, investigating crimes. Fidelma and Eadulf are enjoying the feast when it is interrupted by the entrance of a religieux, who claims he has an important message for the King.

Cabrillo, chasing the remnants of a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle, stumbles upon a shocking revelation. His search to untangle the mystery leads him, first, to a small island and its secret, and then much farther back, to an ancient Chinese expedition - and a curse that seems to have survived for more than 500 years. If Cabrillo's team is successful in its quest, the reward could be incalculable. If not, the only reward is death.

In Hearts Beneath the Ashes of Pompeii, healer Lucia Valerius and Egyptian physician Khai risk everything to uncover a deadly secret—and protect a love society forbids. As Pompeii teeters on the brink, they must fight prejudice, passion, and time itself in a race to heal a city—and their hearts.

Worlds collide in first century Rome when upper-class Octavia purchases the recently enslaved Julius in a desperate attempt to escape her life of abuse. When she offers him a deal to ensure both of their freedom, neither of them can imagine the danger and difficulties that await them. As an unseen enemy threatens their new life, they will embark on a quest for answers that spans the Roman Empire and tests their faith in God. Along their journey, they will meet apostles and adversaries and seek to spread the gospel that has freed them. Grab your favorite beverage and curl up with this book ...

When you read this, I'll be dead... These are the troubling words Serena Charter's grandmother has written on a note accompanying four pages of a centuries-old illuminated manuscript delivered after the old woman's passing.

Zeus, the all-powerful King of the Greek Gods. Lyssa, primordial Goddess of Madding Rage. A house that Hephaestus built. When Pheme, the goddess of gossip and rumors, overhears plans, she finds and informs Lyssa that Zeus, wants to meet with her. Unbeknownst to Lyssa, Zeus is troubled by a growing number of jobless gods. Abandoned by their parents, these jobless gods wander the Earth, enter tiny villages attempting to force their worship, when defeated, they arrive at Mount Olympus, with more demands. Desperate, Zeus calls up on Lyssa to control the jobless gods, wreaking havoc on earth and...