The Hidden Oasis

Author(s): Paul Sussman

Fiction

Freya Hannen arrives in Egypt for the funeral of her sister, a desert explorer who has inexplicably taken her own life... For Freya it is the start of a terrifying, life-or-death adventure - one that will lead her and Egyptologist Flin Brodie deep into the forbidding wastes of the Sahara.

General Information

  • : 9780553818734
  • : Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • : 0.44
  • : 31 October 2009
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 September 2012
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Paul Sussman
  • : Paperback
  • : 823.92
  • : 656
  • : 2 b & w maps and line illustration

More About The Product

The thrilling new archaeological adventure from the bestselling author of The Last Secret of the Temple.

An intelligent, compelling, beautifully written thriller. You will enjoy every page of this breathtaking ride - and the secret at the heart of it will knock the top of your head off The Hidden Oasis is a rip-roaring gem of a read - you are in for a real treat! Raymond Khoury, author of the bestselling The Last Templar Another winner from Paul Sussman - hands down one of the best writers of international suspense in the business. Told with authority and style, excitement melds with adventure - you can feel the scorching desert heat and the chapping, acrid winds. The Hidden Oasis offers bone chilling thrills, a flair for the macabre and off-the-charts suspense. Superb Steve Berry, author of The Templar Legacy, The Romanov Prophecy and The Charlemagne Pursuit A compelling, high-octane adventure novel that seamlessly meshes past and present to bring vividly to life one of the most enduring mysteries of ancient Egypt. The author's extensive knowledge of Egyptian pre-history is effortlessly woven into a fast and furious tale studded with thrilling chases, characters who are rarely what they seem, implacably evil villains and a delightful heroine. Deception, deceit and lies abound and the plot twists and turns to keep the reader guessing, all the way to the awesome climax. James Becker, author of The First Apostle & The Moses Stone 20090811 Believable characters, fascinating history and an evocative sense of place - especially Cairo and the dry heat of the Sahara. There's nothing dry about the visceral violence and thrilling action scenes, however, and best of all is the terrifying secret at the heart of the story - The Hidden Oasis itself. Michael Cordy, author of The Messiah Code The Hidden Oasis evokes a lost world of primordial myth that men have sought since the very dawn of history - the twist: this time, the seeker is a female mountain climber! Amidst non-stop action - and literal cliffhangers - Paul Sussman again convinces us that there is nothing boring about the lost worlds of archaeology KATHERINE NEVILLE, author of The Eight

Journalist Paul Sussman has worked as a field archaeologist, and was part of the first team to excavate new ground in the Valley of the Kings since the tomb of Tutankhamun was found in 1922. His previous novels, The Lost Army of Cambyses and The Last Secret of the Temple were million-copy international bestsellers. He is married and lives in London.

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