Secrets of the Dead: an utterly compelling action-packed thriller – guaranteed to have you hooked…

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Tom Harper

Secrets of the Dead

an utterly compelling action-packed thriller – guaranteed to have you hooked…

Tom Harper

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Arrow
01 November 2011

Fiction & Literature; Espionage & spy thriller

The utterly compelling new thriller from the author of The Lazarus Vault.

Fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Scott Mariani will love this high-octane, edge-of-your-seat international thriller from the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper.

It has everything you could want- great plot, great pace, great suspense and a great twist...

'In the tradition of The Da Vinci Code, a page-turner of a novel. Like Dan Brown, Tom Harper knows how to ratchet up the tension.' -- Choice 'FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC' --
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* A BRUTAL MURDER.

A DAMAGED SURVIVOR. A RACE AGAINST TIME...

In a villa on the coast of Montenegro, Abby Cormac witnesses the brutal murder of her lover, diplomat Michael Lascaris. The last thing she remembers is a gun pointed directly at her and wakes to find herself alone and at the centre of a diplomatic nightmare. Everyone wants an answer but no one wants to listen. Even her employers at the Foreign Office believe she's hiding something.

As Abby tries to piece together the last few months of Michael's life in order to get at the truth, she soon realises that he wasn't quite what he seemed. What exactly was his relationship with one of the most ruthless men in the Balkans? And what links Michael's gift to her of a gold necklace, a 4th century manuscript left in the shadow of Emperor Constantine's palace at Trier and an inscription on a tomb in Rome?

When Abby investigates further, it becomes clear that someone wants to suppress a secret, one that has been kept hidden for centuries. And they will stop at nothing to do so...

By: Tom Harper
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 331g
ISBN: 9780099547853
ISBN 10: 0099547856
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 November 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Harper (real name Edwin Thomas) won the CWA debut award in 2001 for The Blighted Cliffs. He also wrote The Mosaic of Shadows, Knights of the Cross, Siege of Heaven, Lost Temple, Book of Secrets and The Lazarus Vault, all published by Random House. He lives in York and is the current Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association. To find out more about Tom Harper visit his website at www.tom-harper.co.uk

Reviews for Secrets of the Dead: an utterly compelling action-packed thriller – guaranteed to have you hooked…

Praise for Other Titles by Tom Harper: In the tradition of The Da Vinci Code, a page-turner of a novel. Like Dan Brown, Tom Harper knows how to ratchet up the tension. -- Choice magazine Scholarly but speedy narrative, steeped in medieval horrors ranging from flogging to famine, all anchored in what feels like a passion for history and spelling out the way things were. -- Literary Review Tom Harper writes with strident clarity in this epic tale of murder and betrayal, bloodshed and romance. Gripping from the first page, the reader is swept up in this colourful and convincing portrayal of an Emperor and his realm, under siege. Well-researched, and cinematic in its imagery, this is a fast-paced and exciting debut. -- Ink Harper effortlessly draws the reader into the court intrigues and conspiracies of 11th-century Byzantium in his outstanding debut. -- Publishers Weekly From the Paperback edition.