Name: The Lost Army of Cambyses
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Author: Paul Sussman
ISBN: 9780802143785

Type

Physical Book

Author

Paul Sussman

Publisher

Grove Press

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

591

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 13.7 x 3.3 cm

Weight

0.48 kg.

ISBN

0802143784

ISBN13

9780802143785

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Lost Army of Cambyses "

In 523 BC, the Persian pharaoh Cambyses dispatched an army across Egypt's western desert to destroy the oracle at Siwa. Legend has it that somewhere in the middle of the Great Dune Sea his army was overwhelmed by a sandstorm and lost forever. Two and a half millennia later a mutilated corpse is washed up on the banks of the Nile at Luxor, an antique dealer is savagely murdered in Cairo, and a British archaeologist is found dead at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara. The incidents appear unconnected, but Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police is suspicious, as is the archaeologist's daughter, Tara Mullray. Lured into a labyrinth of intrigue, violence, and betrayal by a mysterious hieroglyphic fragment and rumors of a mythic lost tomb, what began as a search for the truth becomes a race for survival. Confronted by both present day adversaries and ghosts from their pasts, Khalifa and Mullray find themselves on a trail that leads into the desert's unforgiving, burning heart, and the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world.

Paul Sussman

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Paul Sussman (Beaconsfield, United Kingdom, 1966 – London, 2012) was a British novelist, journalist, and archaeologist, known for his archaeological thrillers set in Egypt. He studied History at St. John's College, Cambridge, and participated in excavations in the Valley of the Kings, an experience that greatly influenced his literary work.

Among his most notable novels are The Lost Army of Cambyses (2002), The Last Secret of the Temple (2005), The Hidden Oasis (2008), and The Labyrinth of Osiris (2012), the latter published posthumously. These works, translated into more than 30 languages, combine mystery, history, and action, establishing Sussman as a prominent figure in historical suspense literature.

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