Ancient Mystery Fiction

Despite his situation, Paaten believes his future is not in the enemy land of Hatti. As Paaten struggles to find his way back to his homeland of Egypt, he finds himself in an unforeseen battle, waging the biggest war yet: that of his heart. Will Paaten's perceived enemy ensnare his love and loyalty, or will he return to Egypt to fulfill his destiny and oath to pharaoh?

Enga Dancing Flower knows her Neanderthal tribe is in trouble. The dark seasons are becoming longer, and the mammoth herds are fleeing south. When the tribal leader is found stabbed to death, the new leader thinks Enga did it. Expulsion and certain death loom. Enga must find the murderer to save her tribe - and herself.

Photographer Todd Ellison is engrossed in a photoshoot deep in Alberta’s dinosaur country when he stumbles upon human bones buried in the sand of a remote coulee. Not far away, while driving through the Alberta prairie, Amanda Doucette glimpses an abandoned farmhouse that reminds her of an old photograph hanging on her aunt’s wall. Who is the cocky young cowboy in the photo? Could it be connected to Amanda’s uncle, who went missing in Alberta 30 years ago?

A legacy that sets her up for life from a relative she never knew existed…A secret that began at a boarding school and haunted someone who wanted revenge…An ancient circle of stones that unravels it all… On a cold March day, Ria Quinn, amateur archaeologist, arrives in Shokan Falls in upstate New York to claim an inheritance—but who was Aunt Harriet, her benefactor? No one she has ever heard of! Ria discovers there is a mysterious, prehistoric stone circle in the nearby woods that has an impossible connection to the girl’s boarding school her aunt attended thirty years before. ...

Rom, 95 nach Christus: Durch Zufall gerät der reiche Bürger Decimus Junius Juvenalis an die Leiche eines Unbekannten. Bei der Suche nach dem Mörder findet Decimus sich plötzlich im Netz der Intrigen des tyrannischen Kaisers Domitian wieder. Auf seiner Flucht vor den Schergen des Kaisers taucht er in die Unterwelt Roms ein, flieht bis nach Pompeji und endet schließlich in der schroffen Felswüste Qumrans, beim toten Meer. Dort findet er in der Bibliothek der Essener uralte Papyrusrollen, die ein großes Geheimnis bergen.

History awaits an unsuspecting young man, fleeing the imperial capital and Nero's wrath. Arriving in Pompeii, Marcellus witnesses the funeral of a local man; the course of his life will be altered by this stranger's death. Unable to stop the murder of a mysterious woman named Helen, Marcellus becomes the caretaker of the dead woman's newborn baby. Hiding in plain sight at a brothel, Marcellus is left to decipher Helen's secrets. With the help of his overbearing servant and a seductive oracle, Marcellus must deduce who in Pompeii has blood on their hands.

A young man, James Johnson, illegitimate son of the legendary Wyatt Earp, dreams of adventure and following in his daddy's footsteps. James and his mentally disabled friend, Carson, are about to come face to face with an evil previously unimaginable in their little town. An evil they invited in.

Jeffrey's and Cindy's parents are college professors and believe that there is a thousand-year-old mystery regarding Vikings in Massachusetts right here in Doubloon Cove, Massachusetts. But their peers ridicule them, so they are too afraid to pursue it. So it is up to Jeffrey, Cindy, Steven, and his brother Frederick to solve the case. But they must battle dangerous caverns, their own fears, and must learn to work as a team, all while being chased by crooks who have their own agenda.

DON ANTONIO DE HORCASITAS, NOBLE ESPAÑOL DE MORAL DUDOSA, MUERE ENVENENADO en el palacio de los virreyes, tras comprar medicinas preparadas en el CONVENTO DE SAN JERÓNIMO. Alina, joven protegida de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz y ávida científica, fue quien destiló esos remedios, y de inmediato recaen sobre ella las SOSPECHAS DE ASESINAT y BRUJERÍA. Su fiel doncella Matea, así como sor Juana y don Carlos Sigüenza y Góngora, deberán unir fuerzas para ayudarla a probar su inocencia, antes de que el caso llegue a oídos del tan temido arzobispo Aguiar.

ANCIENT MYTH MEETS DARK SCIENCE, AND GODS AND KINGS WILL RISE AGAINFollowing the events of The God Extinction and The Hidden Persuaders, Dr. Dan Kotler finds himself embroiled in a plot that turns out to be “the family business.” Kotler’s grandfather—Richard Kotler—has resurfaced, along with thirty-six genetic samples, stolen from various archaeological dig sites worldwide. Using a new, dark science, and the resources of an ancient order bent on world domination, Richard intends to resurrect gods and kings, and unleash them on the world. Kotler and his FBI partner, Agent Roland ...

Once there was a time when Romagna was named Flaminia and the Rubicon was not only a river. When Julius Caesar arrived in 49 BCE, he found waiting for him a wooden palisade colored ruby red where he deployed his legions for several months on that border defended by the legionaries of Pompey. But who built, even before Caesar was born, and for what reason was a red line of defense built stretching out to the sea, and what would Caesar and his legions do to breach it?

Mysterious necromancers. Wicked summoners. Fierce witches. Occasional familiars. Military experiments. Secret councils. Forbidden alliances. The Academy of Ancients will suck you in. Briar’s free. Or is she? With the necromancers and the undead still loose, the masters that control these heinous creatures might as well be.

It’s festival time in Athens, and Philocles is looking forward to the holiday. Visitors are coming from across the Hellenic world for eight days of sporting competitions, musical contests and sacred rites to honour Athena, the city’s patron goddess. Thousands will flock to the Pnyx to be enthralled by three-day performance of Homer’s Iliad, an entertainment unique to the Great Panathenaia. Taking part is the highest honour and greatest challenge for an epic poet.

I’ve always enjoyed books that made me think and this book will definitely make you think. Two men worlds apart. One secret sent from the stars. No thoughts or theories prepared Reverend Bill for his future. Now homeless after his career as a childhood healer dried up, he’s finding LA less hospitable by the minute. So with nothing to lose, he hitches a ride out of town with a foul-smelling truck driver… and races full-tilt into a wild, mind-bending journey. Surrounded by the beauty of Joshua Tree National Park, Bill listens in wonder as his new acquaintance regales him with tales of ...

In November of 1922, Egyptologist Howard Carter and his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon, make headlines with the discovery of Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb and his mummified remains. But that’s only the beginning. A secret discovery of far greater significance is made that could eventually bring peril to the planet. In this volume, a young Madame Timbu and best friend Molly Spicer find themselves at Highclere Castle, entangled in a profound mystery where spacecraft mysteriously remove Egyptian artifacts from museums, mummies begin regenerating, and The Most Marvelous Madame finds herself back in ...

Craig Henriksen and Danny Walsh: two contemporary warriors in a struggle they barely understand. Despite the losses they've endured at his hands, they draw closer to the enemy and learn more about his nature and goals. Craig and Danny have become important targets.

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An ancient drug will determine humanity's futureMakry ypno. Long Sleep. Lost in the darkness of history for millennia, referenced only in obscure Greek medical texts, this strange plant holds the key to allowing humanity to survive global threats by escaping to the stars. That is, if a team of mercenaries with a grudge doesn't get it first. Dr. Dan Kotler—polymathic anthropologist and FBI consultant—teams with his FBI partner, Agent Roland Denzel, to investigate the murder of an archaeobiologist, hot on the trail of a source for makry ypno. All signs point to the possibility of its ...

Ignite Your Imagination with 200 Days of Paranormal: Writing Prompts for genre-themed storytelling! Unleash your inner-storyteller with 200 Days of Paranormal: Writing Prompts. Perfectly crafted for writers, enthusiasts, and Halloween-lovers and ET hunters alike, this book is your ultimate guide to conjuring up tales that will stoke your imagination and creativity. Dive into a treasure trove of eerie, strange and otherworldly prompts designed to spark creativity and bring your most spine-chilling and futuristic ideas to life. Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, these ...

In a city where belief means everything, putting your faith in the wrong person can get you killed. Two Arkana agents are sent to Jerusalem on a standard artifact retrieval mission. What could possibly go wrong? Absolutely everything.