Ancient Thriller Mysteries

To save the realm, the king must die. Sent away as a child for her own safety, Princess Aithlin was raised in a temple of warrior priests, far from the king's reach. Within its grim walls, she was trained in the art of war, the use of magic, and how to deliver justice upon the wicked. Preparing to deal death from the shadows, the princess finds herself out of her element. Backstabbing companions and unlikely allies make it difficult to tell friend from foe. Her survival will depend on figuring out who she can trust. With the fate of her younger brother and the future of the kingdom at stake...

Ireland, AD 670. When the body of a murdered young noble is discovered not far from Cashel, the king calls upon his sister, Fidelma, and her companion, Eadulf, to investigate. Fidelma, in addition to being the sister of the king, is a dailaigh - an advocate of the Brehon Law Courts - and has a particular talent for resolving the thorniest of mysteries. But this time Fidelma and Eadulf have very little to work with - the only clue to the noble's identity is an emblem originating from the nearby kingdom of Laign.

Can a renegade Egyptologist stop the re-activation of an ancient apocalypse of plague, pestilence and global scorching? An apocalyptic danger has arisen from the ancient past in Egypt today bringing a threat to the Middle East and also to the West - of plague, pestilence, fiery destruction and global scorching. Anson Hunter, controversial, alternative Egyptologist, theorist and blogger is the hero of this historical adventure novel with a rich mythological vein. Followed by Western Intelligence organizations, shadowed by a mysterious androgyne assassin, he must race to avert a crisis in a ...

Follow Christoph Swift and his diverse band of companions as they navigate the treacherous waters of the Traders World. In a realm where minosium—a gem of extraordinary power—fuels both progress and conflict, every wave conceals a potential ally or enemy. But in this world where ambition and magic intertwine, every alliance harbors a hidden agenda. As Christoph and his unlikely crew sail from sun-drenched archipelagos to mist-shrouded islands, each discovery brings them closer to the mythical Labyrinth—and to danger. Facing ruthless factions and ancient mysteries, they must master ...

When several people involved in bidding for an oil refinery are murdered, the situation becomes far more than a billion-dollar business deal. A self-made woman in the oil industry, Lynn Dayton fights to save lives when escalating attacks reveal a hired assassin’s plan to disrupt energy trade, wreck world economies, and draw another global power into dangerous confrontation with the United States. Are the killers rogue civil servants challenging the Cherokees’ financial independence, Sansei operatives again wreaking violence, or sinister investors swapping the bidding war for a real one?...

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 ...

WHAT IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT ALL THE SITES OF THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS IN A WEEK? WOULD YOU DO IT? Rose Hawthorne is a popular fantasy author with a secret. Her previous series of books about the 7 Ancient Wonders were based on fact and not fiction! She stumbled upon some ancient marbles and secrets at the old sites but could not solve the mystery. Now, with help, she is returning to try again. Where will their 'wanders' take them? Sometimes it is only by taking chances you can really get to know yourself and each other.

In Iraq, an American soldier discovers a beguiling artifact engraved with an ancient script. In Cambridge, England, a famed archaeologist prepares to excavate the most historic and mysterious site in human history: the Garden of Eden. Brought together by chance, Will Eastgate and Olivia Nazarian are menaced by a common foe—an obscure order, the Flaming Sword, tasked for millennia with protecting Eden and keeping its location hidden, using whatever means necessary. In a race to save their own lives, and expose the truth about man’s ancient past, Eastgate and Olivia follow clues gleaned ...

Una sofocante semana a finales de agosto del año 79 d.C. ¿Qué mejor lugar para pasar los últimos días del verano que la bahía de Nápoles? A lo largo de toda la costa, los ciudadanos más ricos del imperio se relajan en sus lujosas villas, la flota más poderosa del mundo descansa pacíficamente fondeada en Miseno y los visitantes gastan su dinero en las localidades de Herculano y Pompeya.

Survive the betrayal. Ignite the passion. Unleash the beast. Reap the dark. Welcome to my world—a world where trust is a double-edged sword and love can ignite the fiercest flames. My name is Calypso Violante. Former federal agent and dud. Dud. What the supernatural world calls regular humans. Those with no preternatural abilities. Former dud. That’s right. Now, I'm a panther shifter and a survivor. Shot by my traitorous partner, Nate, I'm left with a physical scar that runs as deep as the betrayal. But when Dominic, a brooding fire mage with secrets of his own, saves me, I find myself ...

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.

Rome, 58 AD. The dinner party didn’t turn out the way Aemilius Valerius expected. He didn’t expect a place at the main table. He didn’t expect to drink that much. He didn’t expect to hook up with one of the scarier dancers. And he most certainly didn’t expect to trip over the bloody corpse of his host on the floor of the informal dining room. One man’s grisly murder is another man’s opportunity. Valerius teams up with the investigator, a plebeian with a chip on his shoulder, to discover the killer.

After the death of her beloved husband Billy, Daisy Majesty falls into a deep depression. Everyone, from her family to her late husband's best friend, Sam Rotondo, worry about her. She's too depressed to eat and only mopes around the house.

Teenager Rebecca “Becka” Williams, her younger brother Scott, and her friend Ryan Riordan are swept into heart-stopping encounters with an all-too-real invisible world - a world fraught with deception and spiritual adversaries that promise goodness and enlightenment but will stop at nothing to destroy life, sanity, and human souls.

Everyone's favorite vampire detective is back in a brand-new short story! (Plus two bonus stories!) Included in this collection: "Moon Musings" - Samantha Moon is back and...blogging? Turns out the vampire mama has a lot to say on the subject of life, death, and fighting demons. And what better outlet than in an anonymous blog? For those who want to know what's really on a vampire's mind... "Moon Memories" - He's a new client with lots of questions. She's a vampire feeling oddly chatty. Is he ready for the answers? "Moon Quiz" - It's a quiz in a magazine, meant to entertain and perhaps kill...

The Aventine is full of fracturing families. Wives plot to leave their husbands, husbands plot to spend more time with their mistresses. Masters must endure slaves taking obscene liberties, while aggressive slaves are learning to ape dangerous masters. But no one wants to hire an investigator during the holiday. Albia is lumped with her own domestic stress: overexcited children and bilious guests, too many practical jokes and her magistrate husband Tiberius preoccupied with local strife.

Book Summary for The Lantern's Curse In the fog-blanketed village of Eldermoor, an ancient tradition binds the community to the spirits of the land—every night, the villagers light lanterns to guide the souls of the departed safely to the afterlife. But when the Red Lantern, the most sacred of all, mysteriously goes dark, an unsettling curse begins to descend upon the village. Crops wither, the wind grows cold, and restless spirits stir, hungry for what was promised to them. Elara, the daughter of the village’s head lantern keeper, is drawn into a web of mystery and danger when a ...

The Persian War is over, and an unaccustomed decade of peace has come to ancient Athens. Philocles, an aspiring comic playwright, is making his living as a writer for hire, but this year is the highlight of his career - he has a play in a drama competition at a prestigious festival. The last thing he wants to find on his doorstep the day before is a dead body. Just who is this dead man? Is it just a robbery gone wrong? With the play that could make his name on the horizon, Philocles must find out who this man is, why he has been murdered - and why the corpse was in his doorway.

Maybe a phrase, a line, a hint somewhere would reveal a reason, any reason, for the elderly couple's disappearance. They'd saved everything.... There was even a copy of the 'certificate of living existence', that nadir of bureaucratic imbecility.... What was the protocol, to use a word dear to government offices? Did one simply write on a sheet of paper something like 'I, the undersigned, Salvo Montalbano, hereby declare myself to be in existence', sign it, and turn it in to the appointed clerk?

Love can destroy you. In the darkness of ancient Crete, a cursed legacy unfolds. Queen Pasiphae's tragic fate has unleashed a terrifying prophecy, forged by the sorceress Circe's twisted magic. "By darkness one way, by light another... until your true love's heir ends your suffering." For Minotaur, a creature cursed by malignant magic, these words foretell a devastating destiny. Haunted by the memory of Pasiphae's infant child - the very key to his salvation and destruction - he lives in the darkness of the labyrinth under the palace.