Ancient History Thriller

A Paris icon in flames. A conspiracy in the Church. Can this determined explorer survive the search for a hidden history? Renowned archaeologist Darwin Lacroix remains obsessed, proving his theory that Roman’s used lava tubes. But he’s interrupted by the Pope, who personally requests Darwin’s help to retrieve a codex stolen from the Pontiff’s private vault. Discovering that the cryptic text points to the long-sought Knights Templar treasure, he realizes a mysterious cave may also solve his own puzzle. As he digs up a trail of ancient connections, he’s shocked to learn the true ...

Attorney Cameron Thorne is thrust into a bloody tug-of-war involving secret societies, treasure hunters, and keepers of the secrets of the Jesus bloodline. Joined by Amanda, an enchanting British researcher with secrets of her own, Cam races around New England with only two choices - unravel the 600-year-old mysteries encoded in the ancient artifacts, or die trying.

Ancient wonder. A seductive rival. A discovery to die for. Darwin Lacroix drops everything—including his fiancée, Eyrún—to pursue a new lead on the lost Library of Alexandria. The trail begins in Rome, but it belongs to Tessa Santarossa—a brilliant Italian operator who plays by her own rules and never shows her full hand. What starts as a promising discovery turns into a dangerous race across a two-thousand-year-old path. Armed militants want the truth buried, and Tessa’s agenda is as elusive as the prize itself. Eyrún sees the threat immediately—and when the hunt turns violent...

Beneath the sunlit charm of the American South lies a mystery buried in time. In Andrew Kirkley 4th book of The Flat Earth Unveiled Series, The Buried Dominion: Tartaria’s Southern Secret, historian Lila Mae Carver stumbles into a web of forgotten lore and hidden truths. From the coastal elegance of Ponte Vedra, Florida, to the quiet fields of Blakely, Georgia, she uncovers whispers of an ancient civilization—Tartaria—rumored to have wielded advanced technology and towering secrets. Alongside a determined journalist and a reclusive tinker, Lila Mae races against shadowy forces intent ...

The explosive Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and The Secret of Secrets. An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard...

Peter Thornton doesn’t believe in God. Or rather, he doesn’t believe in one God. “All paths are valid,” he teaches his university students. One evening he ventures to the archaeology museum and touches an artifact recently discovered from ancient Babylon. At the touch he is transported three thousand years back in time to Old Testament Babylon. Somehow the people know him as Rim-Sin, sorcerer and high priest to the gods of Babylon. The moment he arrives he is accused of murder—a murder Rim-Sin committed—and he must run for his life. Against the backdrop of Nebuchadnezzar’s ...

A dark family secret. A bizarre cult. A talisman that can destroy entire cities. Darwin must stop the skeletons in his past... before they bury our future. Darwin Lacroix is a wreck. An ancient booby trap nearly kills his wife, Eyrún. A tunnel under their home hides an alchemy lab with strange crystals. And a tabloid reveals his forebear stole American gold, threatening his job as Vatican special director of antiquities. Then he’s slapped with a paternity suit. Could his life get any worse? Modern tests show the crystals are a scientific holy grail—an unlimited energy source—worth ...

From celebrated New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, a tale of mystery and intrigue stretching back over four centuries. Former Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is called to Sweden when the younger sister of King Wilhelm I is...

“Welcome to the world’s greatest mystery. It has everything-clues and ciphers, red herrings, and consciously enigmatic jokes. There are villains, victims, and heroes littering the plotlines, along with ancient books, inscrutable monuments, and strange unearthly figures that flit along through the ages as if they had a purchase agreement on eternity.” The Pharaohs of Egypt, Plato, Aristotle, Sir Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, and the late Stephen Hawking, have all sought to learn the secret of the ancient ones. A secret so powerful it can change the world. Sprinkled throughout the ...

The devastation was predicted thousands of years ago. And it will only be the first of many . . . A global disaster thrusts Delaney McPhearson and her people into rescue mode. The Belial are put on the back burner while they join the global relief efforts. But while Laney and her allies are busy, others are plotting. Others are planning. Others are ready to strike.

Horus, the son of Egyptian god Osiris. Jesus, the Son of God. Is there buried evidence in modern day Egypt that could shake today’s civilization? Proof that the stories of ancient Egypt’s falcon-headed god Horus, son of god Osiris, and Jesus, Son of God, somehow mysteriously intersect - in a lost tomb in Egypt? For Anson Hunter, independent Egyptologist, this was the most significant adventure of all. A race and hunt, involving powerful, clashing forces... unleashed across Egypt’s archaeological landscape

Betrayal. Devastation. And loss. So. Much. Loss. Delaney McPhearson knew the end of days would be painful, but she never imagined it would cut this deep. As the dust clears, there’s too much loss, too much betrayal. Laney is spinning. The last battle didn’t just hurt—it broke her. But there’s no time to grieve. There’s barely even time to regroup. The Fallen are moving, and Azazael has a plan—one Laney can’t see. He’s smarter, faster, and deadlier than ever. And he knows her weakness: she’s already on the edge. In the past, Laney has always found a way to rise, no matter ...

A dangerous secret entwined within one of the world’s most iconic artifacts is poised to reshape reality as we know it. The actions of an increasingly erratic US President has left Delaney McPhearson’s people scattered and in disarray. As she fights to reunite her fractured group, Laney uncovers a chilling truth: one of the world's most renowned artifacts holds a secret that will only be unveiled in the final days. As events spiral out of control, long-dormant secrets resurface, revealing a hidden reality that has remained concealed from humanity throughout history. With each revelation...

As the world spirals deeper into chaos, Delaney McPhearson finds herself in the center of a battle far from over. After the events on the clifftop and in the realm of the archons, the demands on Laney have only increased. As have the dangers. The sliver of a chance at success lies in an ancient ruin that is mired in mystery. To find it, Laney and her people will need the help of allies who are little more than whispers. But they have to try to do the near impossible as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Because death is closing in. And it has Laney’s home in its sights.

The end is here. All the fighting, all the loss for one last chance to save humanity. To say Delaney McPhearson has been through the fire is an understatement. All of it has been to reach this one moment. After years of running, fighting, and bleeding for the truth, Delaney stands at the edge of humanity’s final battle. There’s no second guessing. No pausing, No waiting. And no matter the cost, they must succeed. Laney knew this battle was coming. In her gut, she knew it would be painful. She had no idea.

As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files. What he learns stuns him: His father’s sub was a secret nuclear...

Ancient secrets. Hidden danger. A lost masterpiece. Darwin Lacroix seeks a tranquil year in Paris guest lecturing at the esteemed École du Louvre, but fate has other plans. Beneath the museum's grandeur lie secrets of a murky past. A clandestine group formed in the Age of Enlightenment secretly controls the collections. During the wars, its unscrupulous curators conspired to squirrel away booty, cutting out the rightful owners. Billions in art: bought and sold for private gain. When French authorities pressure Darwin to expose the group’s dark agenda, he pushes back. But he soon ...

History is being rewritten. And the only man who can stop the edit is a priest possessed by the primordial Archdevil. Father Thomas O’Neill is not your average exorcist. He smokes foul-smelling Turkish Royals to mask the scent of sulfur. He harbors a Sumerian wind demon named Hanbi in his soul. And he drives The Deliverance—a jet-black, 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 that runs on high-octane fuel and the Holy Spirit. Together with Ezekiel, a sixty-pound ginger tomcat with the combat instincts of a tiger, Thomas patrols the border between the divine and the damned. But when a Priority Red...

A long time ago, in a suburban high school not so far away, a closeted nerd (me) and a closeted soccer star (Hutch) fell in love and planned to make their public debut at prom. Until Hutch bailed at the last minute, leaving me with a broken heart and unworn tuxedo. Tale as old as time, right? I spent the past ten years working to forget Hutch, returning to our old high school to teach and make new memories that could erase ones of him. I thought Hutch was ancient history, off living his professional athlete life.

An ancient site holds the key to unlocking the truth about the end of days. But Delaney McPhearson is in no condition to take on this particular challenge. With the world on the brink of collapse and the Chandler Group in disarray, Laney must stay one step ahead of the US government and uncover the truth behind a new global crisis. But as the clock ticks and chaos reigns, will Delaney have the strength to save humanity before it's too late? Or will the end of days mark the final downfall of mankind?