The Heretic's Treasure: Scott Mariani

Ex-SAS operative Ben Hope has settled down in rural France - until an unexpected phone call shatters his newly-found peace. Egyptologist Morgan Paxton has been brutally murdered in Cairo and Colonel Harry Paxton wants Ben to find his son's killer. Ben can't refuse the man who once saved his life - but is torn when Harry asks him to avenge Morgan's death. And to make matters worse, he's attracted to Harry's new bride. Searching for Paxton's killer plunges Ben into one double-cross after another as the mission leads him from Europe to the banks of the Nile and ultimately to a terrifying showdown in the desert. At the end of the trail lies the ultimate priceless treasure, concealed from destruction during the reign of the 'heretic' Pharaoh Akhenaten - a find that guarantees such riches, people will murder to attain it...