Paul Sussman - The Last Secret of the Temple

Paul Sussman is a journalist and author. He has also worked as a field archaeologist, and was part of the first team to excavate new ground in the Valley of the Kings since Tutankhamun was found in 1922. His first novel, The Lost Army of Cambyses, was an international bestseller and has been translated into 28 languages. He is married and lives in London.

Praise for The Last Secret of the Temple

'The intelligent reader's answer to The Da Vinci Code: a big, fat satisfying archaeological puzzle' Independent 'Fifty Best Books of the Summer'

'Ambitious, large-scale adventure... Sussman's fastidious research into the novel's setting grants everything a solid plausibility, and his millennia spanning plot functions as a colourful backdrop to the trials of his protagonists' Good Book Guide

'A rollicking, feel-good adventure set among the murky and convulsive politics of the present-day Middle East' Jewish Chronicle

'An exciting page-turner... an unusual and intriguing tale' Western Daily Press

Praise for The Lost Army of Cambyses

'A great adventure, one of the most intriguing mysteries of the past, a great novel masterfully written' Valerio Massimo Manfredi, author of The Spartan

'A tough, sometimes brutal, but always engrossing thriller. Sussman knows his Egypt, past and present, and he has the gift of creating engaging heroes of both sexes and really, really vile villains' Dr Barbara Mertz, archaeologist

'At last, a thriller that gets away from the hackneyed old "curse of Tut" stuff; and since Sussman has actually excavated in Egypt himself, we can trust his background detail... the fast-paced plot is one among many good things in this very assured first novel... There is also a great description of a khamsin, the sandstorm wind, and I can vouch for Sussman's accuracy, having been terrified silly by enduring such a phenomenon myself Scotland on Sunday

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'Gripping... a spine-chilling, fast-paced thriller... It has all the ingredients of a James Bond adventure: exotic locations, priceless antiquities, evil fanatics bent on global domination, brutal murders, corrupt policemen, human heroism, and it keeps you guessing right up to the final chapter. It's rare to find a book which sets your heartbeat racing as you timidly but compulsively turn the page, terrified at what might jump out in the next paragraph. But in a style reminiscent of Patricia Cornwell's early books, The Lost Army of Cambyses shocks as well as enthrals... A compelling read' Sunday Business Post

'Adrenaline-packed... combines all the elements of a truly great adventure story a 2,000 year old historical mystery, buried treasure, a race against time with a profound knowledge of, and feel for, the land of Egypt, both past and present. At the end you feel like you've been on a rollercoaster, in a library, and down the Nile all at the same time... Superbly evocative, with a huge epic sweep' Crime Time

'A textured, well-researched and expertly placed debut... the murders and thrills accumulate... truly inventive' Publishers Weekly

'An enjoyable adventure story, replete with archaeological lore and set against a backdrop of Islamic militant action' Spectator

'An all-action archaeological adventure... an edge of your seat thrill ride... There is also a great feeling of the desert's vastness, especially in the cinematic adrenaline-packed ending' Wealden Times

Also by Paul Sussman
The Lost Army of Cambyses
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