Part of Sigma Force, book 18
First published 2024
Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force face their greatest challenge when a Vatican archivist is murdered near the Kremlin. Before dying, the archivist sends a coded warning about a terrible threat connected to the Golden Library of Tsars, a legendary archive that disappeared centuries ago. The message launches a deadly race across the Arctic as nations hunt for this lost collection of ancient books and the secrets it contains about a vanished continent. Sigma Force must join the search while dealing with their own crisis at home. An explosive attack on the National Mall has left their covert agency exposed and vulnerable. The investigation reignites an ancient conflict between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican. Arctic nations prepare for war as the search intensifies. Pierce and his team must solve a mystery spanning thousands of years to find both the lost civilization and an ancient treasure that holds the power to either save or destroy the world.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, archaeology, action, espionage, ancient
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, race-against-time
Setting: Kremlin, Arctic, National Mall
Period: Centuries Ago
448 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow