Ancient History Thriller

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 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 ...

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...

Disgraced cartographer Dr. Elias Ward purchases a damaged 16th-century portolan chart showing Antarctica as a ring rather than a continent. When anonymous buyers offer escalating sums and threats to acquire the map, he contacts investigative journalist Mara Kline, who has built her career exposing institutional disinformation. Together, they uncover a 200-year pattern of suppression: expedition journals that end abruptly, satellite imagery systematically manipulated, and the Antarctic Treaty designed not to prevent territorial disputes but to maintain a geographic lie. Their investigation ...

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...

A mysterious forger. A plot to empty the world’s museums. Can this champion of culture stop it before all our history is fake? A forensic audit at the Vatican Museum reveals looting on a grand scale. A corrupt antiquities dealer has been plundering Europe's institutions—replacing priceless originals with copies. Darwin Lacroix, the Pope’s new Director of Special Archaeological Investigations, is repulsed by self-serving curators, profit-hungry auction houses, and secretive government Freeports. But he cannot stem the loss of artistic heritage. Until a sale goes wrong. When a ...

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 ...

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.

A COVERT OPERATION UNDER THE NOSE OF A TYRANT. Judea, 4 B.C. The region is a powder keg. Herod the Great is dying, paranoid, and purging his own court. The Romans are watching the roads. Jerusalem is a nest of spies. Into this kill zone ride the Magi—scientists and intelligence officers from the East tracking a celestial anomaly that signals a regime change. Their mission is a tactical extraction: infiltrate hostile territory, locate the High-Value Asset, and deliver the funding for his escape before Herod’s death squads close the net. This is the Nativity story retold as a race against...

“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 ...

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...

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...

From the bestselling author of Fatherland and Pompeii, comes the first novel of a trilogy about the struggle for power in ancient Rome. In his “most accomplished work to date” (Los Angeles Times), master of historical fiction Robert Harris lures readers back in time to the compelling life of...

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 ...

Death comes for us all. But it was never supposed to catch her. The events on the clifftop in Mesa National Park shattered the hopes and dreams of millions. It snuffed out a light in the dark days befalling the world. And the Chandler community has no idea how to move forward from this unimaginable loss. Everything seems uncertain. Every action seems futile. But one woman knows what the future holds. She knows where the path from here leads. She alone sees it clearly. And she knows that the events in Colorado were only the beginning of the pain to come.

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.

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?

Join Nicholas Foxe and his new bride Nina on a honeymoon turned treasure hunt.When a mysterious stranger hints at the existence of a legendary Roman treasure buried beneath the ashes of Pompeii, the couple is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. As they unravel ancient secrets, face off against ruthless treasure hunters, and decode cryptic messages, Nicholas and Nina must rely on their wits and each other to uncover the truth. Perfect for fans of historical mysteries and adventure, this novel takes you from the bustling streets of New York to the ancient ruins of Italy. Will they ...

It's the beginning of the end. For years, Delaney McPhearson has struggled and fought, bled and killed, to keep humanity safe from the powerful forces hiding in plain sight. At first, it was the battle against the Fallen. But everything shifted when Samael, a full-fledged angel, entered the field. The revelations about Samael’s true nature shattered everything Laney and her allies thought they knew—about life and death, the role of angels and the Fallen, and the very essence of the divine. Now, there’s one last chance to set things right. One final opportunity to turn the tide. But ...

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 ...