Book description
Naples, 1750. In the dead of the night, three men with swords burst
into the palazzo of a marquis. The intruders' leader, the Prince of San
Severo, accuses the marquis of being an impostor, and demands to know a
secret that he believes the man harbours. In the fight that ensues, the
false marquis escapes over the rooftops, leaving behind a burning
palazzo and a raging prince who is now obsessed with finding his quarry
at any cost. Baghdad, 2003. An American army unit hunting down Saddam's
inner circle makes a horrifying discovery: a state-of-the-art, concealed
lab where dozens - men, women, children - have died after enduring
gruesome experiments. The mysterious scientist they were after, a man
believed to be working on a bioweapons program and known only as the
hakeem - the doctor - escapes, taking with him the startling truth about
his work. A puzzling clue is left behind, crudely carved into the wall
of one of the underground prison's cells: a circular symbol of a snake
feeding on its own tail. So begins Raymond Khoury's explosive new novel,
placing two bold women at the centre of the action as they get caught up
in a murderous trail of ancient clues. Raymond Khoury is an acclaimed
screenwriter and producer for both television and film. Educated in
France and the United States, Khoury now lives in London with his wife
and two children. Raymond is one of the writers of the hugely popular
WAKING THE DEAD and SPOOKS.
