From an author who delivers a whole new meaning to the term thriller ("San Francisco Book Review"): in the next rollicking adventure in the Thieves series reformed thief Michael St. Pierre and his crew steal two artifacts that hold the key to one of history s greatest mysteries.
In a world of dark and light, where East meets West, a horrific act of violence propels former thief Michael St. Pierre into a mystery that began 500 years ago. Michael and his ex-girlfriend KC Ryan are blackmailed by a US Army colonel to travel to opposite ends of China, each responsible for stealing a piece of an ancient puzzle: a diary and a compass. With their lives depending on each other s success, they face off against the complex underworld of the Chinese triads, a twisted female assassin, and a madman whose only desire is to possess the secrets held within the pages of the diary knowledge that would give him enormous power and lead to the downfall of nations. Moving from the casinos of Macau to its dangerous backstreets; from the palace at the heart of China s Forbidden City to the medieval castles of Spain; from the seaside mansions along the Amalfi Coast to an uncharted Pacific island, Michael is in a race against time. He has less than five days to uncover a 500-year-old mystery and save KC from certain death.