It's a strange book that really takes a while to hook you in but I am glad I finished it.
A gripping historical mystery thriller you won’t be able to put down!
This is a tale that spans four centuries, revolving around the fabulous Most Holy Cross of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. This priceless artifact is buried in Cyprus in 1570, to hide it from the invading Ottoman Turks.
An Italian squire named Girolamo Polidoro is witness to the secret hiding place of the treasure, the beauty of which is forever burned into his mind. Polidoro leaves a diary in Venice, the end of which is a coded message of the cross’s whereabouts.
An English code-breaker comes across the diary in 1915 but dies in Gallipoli before he can crack the secret. And all the while the mysterious Venetian ‘Council of Ten’ has also been searching for the cross.
When John, one of six young back-packers, buys a book in Rome in 1992, he has no idea of the danger he has just put himself and his friends in. A treasure hunt begins, but will the Council of Ten allow it to continue?
For those who find history fascinating A Richer Dust Concealed will hook you with its ingenious plot and meticulously researched content. Mystery and puzzle solving fans will also love this timeless and intricate tale. Throw in a believable slow-burning romance (with just a dash of sex) and wonderfully described locations and this book is a true gem. It’s Dan Brown meets Donna Tartt: the perfect intelligent page-turner.
It takes a while to get rolling but when it does it moves. I think the author should have edited the coding descriptions a bit better.
Just started: Society for Paranormals The Complete Series a 10 volume set
It's Jane Austen meets Lara Croft in this delightful cozy mystery romp through Victorian Africa.
Armed with Victorian etiquette, a fully loaded walking stick, and a dead husband, Miss Beatrice Knight arrives in the small colonial town of Nairobi desperate for a pot of tea and a pinch of cinnamon.
This collection brings together for the first time, all 10 books in the Society for Paranormals cozy mystery series in which a paranormal detective refuses to let danger, death, and unsolicited suitors inconvenience her in colonial Kenya. Welcome to a cozy mystery series concerning Victorian etiquette, African mythology, and the search for a perfect spot of tea.
I just started this; I was looking in my Kindle library for something a bit lighter to read and stumbled on this one. I think it is going to be quite a bit of fun.
• Miss Knight and the Ghosts of Tsavo
• Miss Knight and the Automaton's Wife
• Miss Knight and the Mantis' Revenge
• Miss Knight and the Fourth Mandate
• Miss Knight and the Nandi's Curse
• Miss Knight and the Spider's Web
• Miss Knight and the Stones of Nairobi
• Miss Knight and the Wedding Killer
• Miss Knight and the Throne of Death
• Miss Knight and the Poacher's Catch
If you enjoy historical mysteries, adore Victorian steampunk, appreciate British humor, or would love to experience adventure in colonial Africa, download Society for Paranormals: The Complete Series to start your supernatural safari today.
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