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From The Book:
For thousands of years, Egypt was a rich, ingenious civilization. Then it became a fertile hunting ground for archaeologists and explorers. Now the streets of Cairo teem with violence as a political awakening shakes the region. In the face of overwhelming danger, Jack Howard and his team of marine archaeologists have gathered pieces of a fantastic puzzle. But putting it together may cost them their lives. Howard has connected a mystery hidden inside a great pyramid to a fossilized discovery in the Red Sea and a 110-year-old handwritten report of a man who claims to have escaped a labyrinth beneath Cairo. For that his team is stalked by a brutal extremist organization that will destroy any treasure they find. As people fight and die for their rights above ground, Jack fights for a discovery that will shed an astounding new light on the greatest story ever told: Moses' exodus from Egypt and the true beginnings of a new chapter in human history.
My Thoughts:
I have read and enjoyed several of these books but eve though it is a good story, you really need to be interested in Egyptian and biblical history to really get into it. It’s a very fast moving book and at times it is difficult to keep up with what is taking place. I especially enjoyed the parts that featured Jack Howard and the under water archaeological finds. However this is a series that is greatly in need of a glossary or a list of character bios since one book builds on the previous one and often touches on the next... I had trouble remembering who was who in the previous books. Overall it was an enjoyable read and I would certainly recommend it to fans of historical thrillers but it is a series that diffidently should be read in order. 3.5★'s and I think that's the lowest rating I have ever given a book in this series.
