First published 2021
Dr. Elena Reyes stands at the edge of a freshly excavated dig site in the Aegean, her career hanging by a thread after a controversial academic scandal. When she uncovers a fragmented bronze tablet with an unprecedented inscription, she realizes this artifact could challenge everything known about Mediterranean civilizations. International research teams and shadowy government agencies quickly converge on her remote Greek island location, each desperate to control her discovery. Elena must authenticate the tablet's origins while protecting herself from rival academics who want to discredit her and powerful interests seeking to suppress the potentially explosive historical implications. As threats mount and her research becomes increasingly dangerous, she confronts not just academic rivals, but a complex network of international intrigue that stretches back centuries.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, archaeology, academic
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: academic-intrigue, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Aegean, Greece, Greek Island
Period: Ancient
408 pages · Hardcover · Harvard University Press