For fans of James Rollins and Matthew Reilly comes the new heart-stopping, globe-spanning adventure in Andy McDermott s explosive series featuring American archaeologist Nina Wilde and ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase.
MYSTERIOUS RUNESTONES.
AN ANCIENT VIKING MYTH.
AND A PROPHECY OF LIFE OR DEATH.
In a Stockholm museum, thieves steal an enormous Norse runestone, but not before killing a security guard. When Nina Wilde, head of the International Heritage Agency (IHA), and her husband, ex-mercenary Eddie Chase, arrive to investigate, they are told a chilling story: A scholar has discovered that the stone may be one of two keys to finding the mythological site of Valhalla, where the Vikings predicted the world s final battle would begin. The second stone lies at the bottom of a Norwegian lake. But when Nina and Eddie race to the scene, they re hit with a shocking surprise.
Covert agents from around the world, including a ruthless mole in the IHA, are drawn into a lethal game, . Then a disturbing secret surfaces from Eddie s past, involving a mission in Vietnam and a woman he tried to save. Suddenly suspicious of her own husband, Nina cannot afford to stop the perilous search for the artifact. For somewhere in a remote wilderness, two forces are about to converge: one that could save the world . . . and one that could destroy it.
Praise for the novels of Andy McDermott
Raises the bar to please adventure junkies who prefer to mainline their action. " Publishers Weekly "(starred review), on" The Hunt for Atlantis"
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A fun, action-filled James Bond/Indiana Jones-esque story. " Geek Speak Magazine"," "on "Return to Atlantis"
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Adventure stories don t get much more epic than this. "Daily Mirror" (U.K.)"