Name: The Lost Army of Cambyses
SKU: 49283675
Price: 22.91 EUR
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Author: Paul Sussman
ISBN: 9780553818031

Type

Physical Book

Author

Paul Sussman

Publisher

Bantam

Language

English

Pages

591

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

17.8x10.6x3.7 cm

ISBN13

9780553818031

Synopsis "The Lost Army of Cambyses"

This gripping, captivating and wonderfully evocative archeological thriller by bestselling author Paul Sussman is a must read for fans of Clive Cussler and Wilbur Smith."A tremendous adventure, one of the most intriguing mysteries of the past, a great novel masterfully written" - VALERIO MASSIMO MANFREDI"One of the best writers of international suspense in the business" - STEVE BERRY"Stylish writing and deep research" - GUARDIAN"An excellent book full of twists and turns." -- ***** Reader review"Enthralling" -- ***** Reader review"WOW what a brilliant book and enjoyed every bit of it. No hesitation in giving it 5 stars." -- ***** Reader review *********************************************************************************** MURDER, INTRIGUE, VIOLENCE, BETRAYAL AND A RACE TO SOLVE ONE OF THE GREATEST MYSTERIES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD... 523 BC: the Persian pharaoh Cambyses dispatches an army across Egypt's western desert to destroy the oracle at Siwa. Legend has it that somewhere in the middle of the Great Dune Sea his army is overwhelmed by a sandstorm and lost forever. Two and a half millennia later, a mutilated corpse is washed up on the banks of the Nile at Luxor, an antiques dealer is savagely murdered in Cairo, and a British archaeologist is found dead at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara. The incidents appear unconnected, but Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police is not so sure... And so he begins an investigation that will lead him into the forbidding, barren heart of the western desert, and the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world...

Paul Sussman

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Paul Sussman (Beaconsfield, United Kingdom, 1966 – London, 2012) was a British novelist, journalist, and archaeologist, known for his archaeological thrillers set in Egypt. He studied History at St. John's College, Cambridge, and participated in excavations in the Valley of the Kings, an experience that greatly influenced his literary work.

Among his most notable novels are The Lost Army of Cambyses (2002), The Last Secret of the Temple (2005), The Hidden Oasis (2008), and The Labyrinth of Osiris (2012), the latter published posthumously. These works, translated into more than 30 languages, combine mystery, history, and action, establishing Sussman as a prominent figure in historical suspense literature.

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