The Pharaoh's Secret: NUMA Files #13 (The NUMA Files) - Hardcover

Cussler, Clive; Brown, Graham

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718179870 ISBN 13: 9780718179878

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2015

Synopsis

THE LATEST KURT AUSTIN ACTION-PACKED NUMA FILES ADVENTURE NOVEL FROM THE UK NO.1 BESTSELLER CLIVE CUSSLER

THE CITY OF THE DEAD, EGYPT 1353 BC

Buried deep beneath the Saharan desert is a secret - an ancient elixir so powerful that it is rumoured to take life from the living and restore it to the dead.

LAMPEDUSA, PRESENT DAY
Off a remote island, a mysterious ship releases a deadly poison. Minutes later everyone on the island is dead.

Responding to a distress call, Kurt Austin and the NUMA team struggle to understand what has caused this disaster. As they investigate the incident further they uncover a far greater threat.

WHAT IS THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGENDS?

Now Kurt Austin must learn the secrets of the past if he is to save millions from a horrifying death. But it is a desperate race against time. And he faces a deadly enemy who will stop at nothing . . .

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'Cussler is hard to beat'
Daily Mail

'The Adventure King'
Sunday Express

'Nobody does it better... nobody!'
Stephen Coonts

'Just about the best storyteller in the business'
New York Post

'Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes-Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers'
Associated Press

About this title

About the Authors

Clive Cussler is the author or co-author of a great number of international bestsellers, including the famous Dirk Pitt® adventures, such as Havana Storm; the NUMA® Files adventures, most recently The Pharaoh's Secret; the Oregon Files, such as The Emperor's Revenge; the Isaac Bell historical thrillers, which began with The Chase; and the recent Fargo Adventures which lastly included The Solomon Curse. He lives in Arizona.

Graham Brown, a former pilot and lawyer and later part of a start-up healthcare firm, decided he hadn't had enough different careers yet and decided to become a writer.
A huge fan of Clive Cussler, Michael Crichton, Stephen King and television shows like the X-files and Lost, Graham's first novel Black Rain debuted in January 2010. He has now co-written six NUMA Files novels with Clive Cussler: Devil's Gate, The Storm, Zero Hour, Ghost Ship,The Pharaoh's Secret, and Nighthawk.

From the Back Cover

PRAISE FOR CLIVE CUSSLER

'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

'Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes - Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers' Associated Press

'Nobody does it better . . . nobody!' Stephen Coonts

'Just about the best storyteller in the business' New York Post

'The Adventure King' Sunday Express

From the Inside Flap

THE CITY OF THE DEAD,
EGYPT 1353 BC

Buried deep beneath the Saharan desert is a secret - an ancient elixir so powerful that it is rumoured to take life from the living and restore it to the dead.

LAMPEDUSA, PRESENT DAY

Off a remote island, a mysterious ship releases a deadly poison. Minutes later, everyone on the island is dead.

Responding to a distress call, Kurt Austin and the NUMA team struggle to understand what has caused this disaster. As they investigate the incident further they uncover a far greater threat.

WHAT IS THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGENDS?

Now Kurt Austin must learn the secrets of the past if he is to save millions from a horrifying death. But it is a desperate race against time. And he faces a deadly enemy who will stop at nothing . . .

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718179870
• ISBN 13: 9780718179878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432