Paul Sussman

The 4th century BC. A village in Syria. A woman, dressed in rags and covered in blisters and sores, is seen approaching on the road coming from the north. Suspicious of her, the villagers shout and throw rocks at her. She is struck and falls. She seems dead...

My name is Raphael Ignatius Phoenix and I am a hundred years old or will be in ten days time, in the early hours of January 1st, 2000, when I kill myselfRaphael Ignatius Phoenix has had enough. Born at the beginning of the 20th century, he is determined to take his own life as the old millennium ends and the new one begins. But before he ends it all, he wants to get his affairs in order and put the record straight. That includes making sense of his own long life a life that spanned the century. He decides to write it all down and, eschewing the more usual method of pen and paper, begins to record his story on the walls of the isolated castle that is his final home. Beginning with a fateful first adventure with Emily, the childhood friend who would become his constant companion, Raphael remembers the multitude of experiences, the myriad encounters and, of course, the ten murders he committed along the way . . .And so begins one mans wholly unorthodox account of the twentieth century or certainly his own riotous, often outrageous, somewhat unreliable and undoubtedly singular interpretation of it.

Egitto, 2153 a.C. Sul finire del regno del faraone Pepi II, un gruppo di sacerdoti fugge nel deserto portando con sé un misterioso oggetto di inestimabile valore avvolto in fasce di lino e lo nasconde in una località segreta. Nessuno di loro fa ritorno. Albania, 1986. Un aereo privato decolla in direzione di Khartoum, in Sudan, con un carico che potrebbe cambiare la storia del Medio Oriente. Mentre sorvola il deserto del Sahara, l'aereo scompare nel nulla. Deserto del Sahara, giorni nostri. Un gruppo di beduini si imbatte in un corpo mummificato addosso al quale ritrovano un piccolo obelisco d'argilla ornato di strani geroglifici. Tre eventi che sembrano non avere alcun legame tra loro fino a quando, a San Francisco, la free climber professionista Freya Hannen riceve la notizia del misterioso suicidio della sorella Alex, famosa geologa. Arrivata in Egitto per il funerale, la donna sospetta che si sia trattato invece di un omicidio e comincia a indagare con l'aiuto di Flin Brodie, professore e archeologo amico della sorella. Ma c'è qualcuno che le sta dando la caccia e vuole ucciderla. Freya e Flin iniziano così una frenetica corsa contro il tempo. Solo svelando il mistero che da secoli si cela intorno alla leggenda dell'oasi perduta i due potranno scoprire cosa è realmente successo ad Alex ed evitare una catastrofe che potrebbe avere effetti sconvolgenti.

ntriga, arqueología, historia, crimen... Un debut sorprendente, el de un historiador, periodista y apasionado por la arqueología. En el año 532 aC el rey persa Cambises envió a su ejército a través del desierto occidental de Egipto. Dos mil quinientos años despues, los restos de aquellos soldados sepultados por una tormenta de arena son codiciados por un grupo variopinto de personajes. Corrupcion, asesinato, y una tensa historia de engaño y ambicion, en la que un curioso inspector de policia y una valiente muchacha se veran unidos para llegar a la verdad.

In 523 BC, the Persian emperor Cambyses dispatched an army to destroy the oracle of Amun. Legend has it that the army was overwhelmed by a sandstorm and destroyed. Then a mutilated body washed ashore in modern Luxor brings old secrets and new dangers for Inspector Khalifa.

La revuelta de los hebreos contra la dominación romana en el 70 d.C., la invasión nazi de Francia y el hallazgo de los cadáveres de un anciano europeo y el hallazgo de los cadáveres de un anciano europeo y de una mujer israeli en enclaves arqueologicos egipcios forman parte de un mismo enigma, y el avispado detective Jusuf Jalifa, inspector de homicidios y apasionado de la arqueologia a quien ya conocemos por El enigma de Cambises, tendra que emplear a fondo todo su talento para armar las piezas de este fascinante rompecabezas.

La revuelta de los hebreos contra la dominación romana en el 70 d.C., la invasión nazi de Francia y el hallazgo de los cadáveres de un anciano europeo y de una mujer israelí en enclaves arqueológicos egipcios forman parte de una mismo enigma, y el avispado detective Yusuf Jalifa, inspector de homicidios y apasionado de la arqueologia a quien ya conocemos por El enigma de Cambises, tendra que emplear a fondo todo su talento para armar las piezas de este fascinante rompecabezas.

Una cadena de extraños asesinatos tiene en jaque a Yusuf Jalifa, inspector de la policía egipcia. Bajo estas muertes subyace una intrincada trama que se extiende hasta el terrorismo fundamentalista, el trafico de piezas arqueologicas y una reciente excavacion cuyo director, un britanico tambien asesinado, descubrio una misteriosa tablilla que acaso brinde la clave de uno de los hallazgos arqueologicos mas importantes de todos los tiempos: el lugar en el que esta sepultado el ejercito del rey persa Cambises, que sucumbio en una tormenta de arena cinco siglos antes de Cristo.

It is Jerusalem, 70 AD. As the legions of Rome besiege the Holy Temple, a boy is given a secret that he must guard with his life. It is Southern Germany, December 1944. Six emaciated prisoners drag a mysterious crate deep into a disused mine. They too give their lives to keep the secret safe - they are murdered by their Nazi guards. It is Egypt, Valley of the Kings, present day. A body is discovered among some ruins. It appears to be an open-and-shut case but the more Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police uncovers about the dead man, the more uneasy he becomes. And his investigation turns out to be anything but routine. Khalifa doesn't know it yet, but he is on the trail of an extraordinary long-lost artifact that could, in the wrong hands, turn the Middle East into a blood bath. It's a dangerous path he's taking - and to make matters worse, he's not alone...From ancient Jerusalem, the Crusades, Cathar heretics and coded medieval manuscripts to the Holocaust, hidden Nazi treasure and the murderous present-day, "The Last Secret of the Temple" is a thrilling, rollercoaster ride of adventure in search of a two thousand year-old mystery and a pulse-pounding race against time.

En el año 532 antes de Cristo, el rey persa Cambises envió un ejército de cincuenta mil hombres al oasis de Siwa para destruir el oráculo de Amón. Mientras cruzaban el desierto occidental de Egipto, aquellos soldados y mercenarios fueron alcanzados por una tormenta de arena, y nada más se supo de ellos. Hasta que dos mil quinientos años después... El inspector egipcio Yusuf Jalifa investiga la aparición de un cadáver mutilado en las orillas del Nilo, en Luxor: el de un pobre albañil que traficaba con antigüedades. Otro asesinato, el de un anticuario en El Cairo, le pondrá sobre la pista de los hombres de Saif Allah, un grupo fundamentalista que sufraga sus actividades terroristas con la venta de piezas arqueológicas robadas. Mientras, Tara Mullray llega a Egipto en viaje de vacaciones y al llegar a casa de su padre, un egiptólogo británico, se lo encuentra muerto. Cada uno por su lado, Jalifa y Tara irán adentrándose en un laberinto de intriga, fanatismo, política y violencia, que finalmente los lleva al desierto y a la solución de uno de los grandes misterios del mundo antiguo.

This page-turner with a difference by multimillion copy bestselling author Paul Sussman is a must-read for anyone looking for something original.More than lives up to its promise... its the first novel Sussman ever wrote, yet the things that made him such a distinctive writer - his boundless imagination, his love of the bizarre, his ability to keep a complex plot bowling along - are already firmly in place. The book is as darkly funny as it is original - MAIL ON SUNDAYA must-read. This deserves to be a classic. -- ***** Reader reviewFantastic. An absolute joy throughout. -- ***** Reader reviewIf you like Jona Jonasson books then you will get a real kick out of this one! -- ***** Reader review*****************************************************My name is Raphael Ignatius Phoenix and I am a hundred years old - or will be in ten days time, in the early hours of January 1st, 2000, when I kill myself...Raphael Ignatius Phoenix has had enough. Born at the beginning of the 20th century, he is determined to take his own life as the old millennium ends and the new one begins. But before he ends it all, he wants to get his affairs in order and put the record straight.Beginning with a fateful first adventure with Emily, the childhood friend who would become his constant companion, Raphael here remembers the multitude of experiences, the myriad encounters and, of course, the ten murders he committed along the way...And so begins one mans wholly unorthodox account of the twentieth century - or certainly his own riotous, often outrageous, somewhat unreliable and undoubtedly singular interpretation of it...

This captivating, atmospheric and gripping page-turner by million copy bestselling author Paul Sussman is a must read for fans of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Wilbur Smith."A rip-roaring gem of a read - you are in for a real treat! - Raymond Khoury"A compelling, high-octane adventure novel that seamlessly meshes past and present..." - James Becker"Hands down one of the best writers of international suspense in the business" - Steve Berry"This is five star thrills a page. Highly recommended." -- ***** Reader review"A sheer pleasure to read" -- ***** Reader review"This novel is one of the most gripping I have ever read!" -- ***** Reader review*****************************************************Egypt 2153 BC: Eighty priests set out under cover of darkness into the western desert, taking with them a mysterious object swathed in cloth. Four weeks later, having reached their destination, they calmly slit each others throats...Albania, 1986: A plane takes off from a remote airfield, bound for the Sudan. On board, a cargo that will forever change the Middle East. Somewhere over the Sahara the plane disappears...The western desert, the present day: A group of Bedouin discover a mummified corpse half-buried in the dunes. With it are a roll of camera film and a miniature clay obelisk inscribed with a curious hieroglyphic sign...Three unconnected events - or so it seems until Freya Hannen arrives in Egypt for the funeral of her sister, a desert explorer who has inexplicably taken her own life...For Freya it is the start of a terrifying, life-or-death adventure - one that will lead her and Egyptologist Flin Brodie deep into the forbidding wastes of the Sahara.Their goal: one of archaeologys greatest mysteries and the astonishing secret at its heart...

This pulse-pounding, evocative and enthralling thriller by bestselling author Paul Sussman is a must read for fans of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Wilbur Smith."Not just a tightly-plotted, richly-observed, thought-provoking thriller, but one with a soul..." - RAYMOND KHOURY"Another sure fire winner from a gifted storyteller." - STEVE BERRY"A thriller on a par with the best literature out there" - JAMES ROLLINS"So much going on and lots of twists and turns keeping you on edge from start to finish." -- ***** Reader review"l got lost in this book and could not wait to read at any opportunity" -- ***** Reader review"Excellent! Mystery, adventure and history with a twist at the end - what more could you ask for!" -- ***** Reader review******************************************************************************SOME SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES TO GUARD IT. MANY WANT IT. IN THE WRONG HANDS IT COULD UNLEASH UNTOLD HORRORS...Jerusalem, 70 AD. As the legions of Rome besiege the Holy Temple, a boy is given a secret that he must guard with his life.Southern Germany, December 1944. Six emaciated prisoners drag a mysterious crate deep into a disused mine. They too give their lives to keep the secret safe - they are murdered by their Nazi guards.Egypt, Valley of the Kings, present day. A body is discovered among some ruins. It appears to be an open-and-shut case but the more Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police uncovers about the dead man, the more uneasy he becomes. And his investigation turns out to be anything but routine.Khalifa doesnt know it yet, but he is on the trail of an extraordinary long-lost artefact that could, in the wrong hands, turn the Middle East into a blood bath.Its a dangerous path hes taking - and to make matters worse, hes not alone...

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AN ANCIENT MYSTERY HAS ALREADY TAKEN TWO LIVES... HOW MANY MORE WILL IT CLAIM?The bestselling, pulse-poundingarchaeological thriller by bestselling author Paul Sussman is a must-read for fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Wilbur Smith.A genuinely exciting read from a world-class storyteller...a beautifully-observed thriller. - FINANCIAL TIMESCaptivating, intelligent and notably well-written... Sussmans thrillers have been translated into 33 languages and have sold over 2 million copies worldwide. This, his final book, deserves to be even more successful. - DAILY MAILStylish writing and deep research. - GUARDIANSussman knew how to keep a complex plot bowling along while constantly ratcheting up the tension...this is top-drawer popular fiction and is sure to become an even bigger bestseller than his three other novels. - MAIL ON SUNDAY***********************************************************************************A journalist is murdered in Jerusalems Armenian Cathedral and Detective Arieh Ben-Roi is spoilt for leads. But one seems out of place - an apparent link to a decades-old missing persons case in Egypt. Baffled, Ben-Roi turns for help to his old friend and sparring partner, Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor Police.Although struggling with personal tragedy and immersed in a case of his own - mysterious well poisonings in the Eastern Desert - Khalifa agrees to do some digging. What he discovers will change both mens lives for ever.As their investigations intertwine, the detectives are drawn ever deeper into a sinister web of violence, abuse, corporate malpractice and international terrorism. And at its heart lies a three thousand year-old mystery that has already taken two lives, and will soon be claiming more...