For the thrill seekers in need of a new mystery to solve.
Who remembers being pierced by terror as a giant boulder tumbled along behind a
sprinting Indiana Jones, destroying everything in its path? Or feeling awestruck by Ben
Gates’s convoluted plan to steal the Declaration of Independence? Or marvelling at
Lara Croft’s badassery as she thwarted the Illuminati’s pursuit of ancient artifacts?
There’s no doubt that these fantastic, thrilling film franchises left a void in their wake.
And if you’re looking for a literary high stakes mystery to fill that void, look no further!
You won’t want to miss the ancient art world mystery that is Thirty Feet Under.
When a museum in Italy is robbed and its guard is murdered, the Carabinieri Art Squad
ask for Kate Taylor’s help searching for the thieves. After working in the FBI Art Crimes
Team for years, doing little but menial data entry, she is thrilled to finally work on a real
case. But there’s something odd about their request. The stolen relic is a small,
unremarkable marble sphinx, and she can’t help but wonder why the Carabinieri would
care about its disappearance. Still, Kate is looking forward to some excitement and
adventure outside of her stuffy office. She’s a real modern-day, bookish Lara Croft.
With the help of the Carabinieri’s handsome agent, Luca, she’s soon thrust into the
centre of a search for suspects in an international smuggling ring. People start dying,
and she doesn’t know who she can trust, including Luca (despite his big, beautiful
eyes). And time is running out: Kate has two weeks to solve a 3,000-year-old mystery
before its treasures are looted and vanish forever.
Back in New York, Paul Klugman is about to give up his dream of becoming a dealer of
ancient art when he gets an out-of-the-blue call from an eccentric art collector that will
change his life forever. He soon finds the success and wealth he’s always wanted, but
the price is higher than he ever expected to pay. With the truth buried deeper than the
artifacts, this thriller plays out on the global stage as Kate and Paul are thrust into the
heart of this ancient mystery.
Entertaining, insightful, and screen-ready, Thirty Feet Under is sure to thrill with its tale
of lost kings, mad emperors, and international smugglers.
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Thank you to Cassie at ECW Press for sharing Thirty Feet Under with us! Find a copy here on All Lit Up, or from your local independent bookseller.
