THE SACRED VAULT PB A FORMAT – ANDY MCDERMOTT

The sixth brilliant book from Andy McDermott – Clive Cussler s heir apparent. The world is in shock when Michelangelo s David is stolen from a museum in Florence, Italy. The latest in a series of audacious thefts of historical treasures, it s only a matter of time before another priceless artefact is targeted. When the Talonor Codex — a great Atlantean explorer s account of his travels — is stolen, it becomes clear that the thefts form only part of the raiders ultimate plan. The codex holds clues to the location of the Vault of Shiva and its fabled contents — the legendary Shiva-Vedas, the chronicles of the ancient Hindu god of destruction. Witnesses to the latest daring robbery, archaeologist Nina Wilde and former SAS soldier Eddie Chase are forced into a treacherous hunt across the world to discover the vault before its secrets fall into dangerous hands. The vault s prize is a treasure beyond price, but it may also be the catalyst for global annihilation…