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A posting in Saint Petersburg is just what Chief Inspector Sandro Ruzsky needs in order to redeem his career after a temporary exile in Siberia for contradicting his superiors. But once he is there, a seemingly straightforward murder investigation begins to look more and more complicated when one victim turns out to be an employee of the tsar and the other an American.
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A literary page-turner that plunges the reader headlong into a modern quest to solve one of the last remaining riddles of ancient Egypt.An ancient mystery, a hidden language, and the secrets of a bizarre Egyptian sect collide in modern-day London in this ingenious novel of seduction, conspiracy, and betrayal.Walter Rothschild is an American Egyptologist living in London and charged by the British Museum with the task of unlocking the ancient riddle of the Stela of Paser, one of the last remaining real-life hieroglyphic mysteries in existence today. The secrets of the stela -- a centuries-old funerary stone -- have evaded scholars for thousands of years due to the stela's cryptic reference to a third translation:As for this writing, it is to be read three times. Its like has not been seen before, or heard since the time of the god.--inscription on the Stela of PaserDrawn into its mystery, Rothschild becomes the dupe of a seduction, robbery, and conspiracy engineered by a cult devoted to ancient Egyptian mysticism. With no one to trust and nothing as it appears, he must fight an elusive enemy to save his livelihood -- and his very life.As enlightening as it is entertaining,The Third Translation is a magnificent blend of fact and fiction. Bondurant masterfully weaves a wealth of fascinating, arcane information into a thrilling debut novel. Engagingly plotted, extensively researched, and utterly original, this well-crafted literary suspense novel takes you from the fast-paced streets of modern London into a lost world of sacred antiquities and ancient mysteries.
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The bestselling author of Tell Me No Secrets once again unfurls her extraordinary talent to keep readers turning the pages--with the lights on and the doors bolted--in a domestic thriller in which terror and devotion spar for a place in a mother's heart. Fielding handles her material with finesse.-- Publishers Weekly.
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Former priest turned lawyer Mike Daley is about as down on his luck as they come. His marriage has just crumbled, leaving behind a messy divorce, and he has just been ousted from his partnership at Simpson& Gates, one of San Francisco's most successful law firms. In an attempt to pick up the pieces, Mike opens his own firm on the wrong side of town. His first client, however, happens to be his best friend, who has been arrested for the murders of a Simpson& Gates partner and a beautiful associate. Mike feels sure about his friend's innocence, but as the court date draws near he discovers some awful secrets hidden behind the city's most prestigious firm, to some of which his friend is linked.
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