The Mask of Troy

Download or read book The Mask of Troy written by David Gibbins and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Howard becomes part of a terrifying legacy and a race against time, in the action-packed new adventure from bestselling author David Gibbins.Greece. 1871. Heinrich Schliemann, the great archaeologist, raises the Mask of Agamemnon and makes a mind-blowing discovery. Determined to keep it a secret until the time is right, he then dies. Germany. 1945. The liberation of a concentration camp reveals clues to lost antiquities stolen by the Nazis. But the operation is covered up after a deadly secret surfaces. Northern Aegean. Present day. Marine archaeologist Jack Howard discovers a shipwreck with ancient inscriptions that indicate the galley is part of the war fleet of Agamemnon, king of the Greeks. When Jack’s daughter finds a drawing made by a concentration camp survivor that holds a clue to Schliemann’s secret, Jack becomes embroiled in a desperate chase across Europe against a ruthless enemy...