A deadly relic. A hidden vault. A race against time to stop a centuries-old weapon from igniting a modern war.When elite DHS investigator Parker Quinn is sent to recover stolen Iraqi artifacts tied to a violent museum heist, she uncovers a far more chilling secret - the clues point to a weapon buried two hundred years and nearly ready to be unleashed.With a global catastrophe looming, Parker and her team - a hardened Marine, a rogue MI6 agent, and a brilliant linguist - follow the trail of a vanished terror network from the backstreets of Istanbul to a sunken crypt in Mosul and a hidden vault beneath Mongolia's Flaming Cliffs.Their mission: unravel the mystery of The Scarlet Death before it's too late.Fans of James Rollins, Clive Cussler, and Steve Berry will love this globe-spanning action-adventure debut packed with ancient secrets, modern conspiracies, and a heroine who refuses to quit.Book 1 of the Parker Quinn Archaeological Thrillers. Follow Parker Quinn as she uncovers the past - and fights to save the future. David DeLee is the author of the Grace deHaviland Bounty Hunter series, including the novels Fatal Destiny, Pin Money, With Intent to Deceive, and Take Down. David's also written many short stories featuring Grace, most notably Bling, Bling, which appeared in the anthology The Rich and the Dead edited by Nelson DeMille, and Fatal Tryst, an audio version of which is available for free from Crime City Central 's other work includes the novel Crystal White which SUSPENSE MAGAZINE called " dark portrayal of the evil that men-and women-can do.", the second Nick Lafferty thriller Out of the Game and a collection of short stories called Murder, Mayhem & Mystery: An Omnibus of Crime Fiction.David is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. He holds a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice and is a former licensed private investigator. A native New Yorker, David currently resides in New Hampshire. For more information be sure to check out his publisher's website -

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