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Books in Brian Sadler Archaeological Mysteries series

  • Temple: The Prophecy of the Hidden Treasure

    Bill Thompson

    Paperback (Ascendente Books, Aug. 12, 2017)
    2019 INDEPENDENT BOOK AWARD WINNER FOR POLITICAL THRILLER & RELIGION-FICTION!For over two thousand years there have been whispered rumors of a vast treasure hidden somewhere in Israel. Using the prophecies of Isaiah as their basis, many believe there is a cavern where a thousand golden objects – the sacred relics of the Second Temple – lay strewn about in disarray where they were hurriedly tossed the night the Romans burned Jerusalem.Television personality and antiquities dealer Brian Sadler and his wife arrive in Jerusalem and find danger and uncertainty everywhere they go. In a controversial move, the U.S. president has moved the American embassy to West Jerusalem, inciting riots and anger from the Palestinians.Brian’s colleague, a Syrian who owns a shop in the Old City, offers to show him a cache of wondrous objects, but everything isn’t as it appears. Brian questions if the treasure exists and in a dank underground room, he learns that danger and deceit must be overcome before he can learn the answer. He faces both a ruthless terrorist and someone he once trusted, both of whom want the same things he does. If the words of the Bible are correct and if Isaiah’s prophecy is about to be fulfilled, who will find the hidden treasure of Jerusalem’s Second Temple? An imminent war and a kidnapping put Brian’s mission in peril. It’s a race to find the relics before ISIS does, and the sacred icons are lost forever.
  • Secrets of Mesa Verde: Cliff Dwellings of the Pueblo

    Gail Fay

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Climb the arid slopes of Colorado to discover the cave dwellings of the ancestral Pueblo Indians. Why were the homes built in the cliffs? How were they used and why did the Pueblo move? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on the mysteries surrounding this important historical site. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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  • Secrets of Mesa Verde: Cliff Dwellings of the Pueblo

    Gail Fay

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Climb the arid slopes of Colorado to discover the cave dwellings of the ancestral Pueblo Indians. Why were the homes built in the cliffs? How were they used and why did the Pueblo move? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on the mysteries surrounding this important historical site. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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  • Order of Succession: Getting Away with Murder

    Bill Thompson

    Paperback (Ascendente Books, June 3, 2016)
    NOT SINCE 9/11 . . . One evening in the midst of prime-time programming, networks worldwide interrupt to announce that Air Force Two, a Boeing 747 carrying the Vice President and Secretary of State of the USA, has disappeared after leaving Honolulu, Hawaii on a flight to Hong Kong. An extensive search and rescue effort will soon be underway. President William Henry Harrison IV hears the news aboard Air Force One as he flies with his wife and children from the Caribbean to Dallas. The president’s plane changes course, heading now to a secure military installation in Florida. Then the unthinkable happens. Twenty minutes after the first plane disappeared, Air Force One vanishes too. Its last reported location was over the deepest part of the Caribbean Sea, an area known as the Cayman Trench. These two incidents, now unmistakably part of a single plan, harken back to that terrible morning on 9/11 when one tragic crash became two, then three, and the world realized it was all part of a massive terrorism plot. In Washington, Speaker of the House Chambliss T. Parkes, a greedy, vulgar buffoon, is rushed to a secret location as the nation goes to DEFCON 1, the highest threat level, for the first time in history. If the planes are truly gone, Parkes will become President of the United States. As financial markets crash, rioters take to the streets and mass hysteria threatens to destroy the framework of free-world government, the CIA must find answers. Were the two most secure aircraft in the world sabotaged? How could it have been anything else? But how could it have happened? Who is behind it and why? Brian Sadler, a wealthy adventurer and the missing President’s closest friend, becomes part of the mission to uncover a plot with worldwide implications. What could possibly get worse?
  • Secrets of the Terracotta Army: Tomb of an Ancient Chinese Emperor

    Michael Capek

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Dig through the fields of the far East to unearth the huge clay army of China's first emperor. Why were the thousands of life sized statues built? How were they designed with such intricate detail? Travel along with scientists to find out how the Terracotta Armys discovery sheds light on mysteries from ancient China. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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  • Secrets of Mesa Verde: Cliff Dwellings of the Pueblo

    Gail Fay

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Climb the arid slopes of Colorado to discover the cave dwellings of the ancestral Pueblo Indians. Why were the homes built in the cliffs? How were they used and why did the Pueblo move? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on the mysteries surrounding this important historical site. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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  • Secrets of Pompeii: Buried City of Ancient Rome

    Tim O'Shei

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Dig through the ruins at the base of the mighty Mount Vesuvius to discover the archeological wonder of the once-buried city of Pompeii. What do the site’s ornate buildings and sculptures tell us about how the ancient Romans lived? And what can be gleaned from the body casts of those who died in Mount Vesuvius’ massive outburst? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on this historic site’s deepest mysteries. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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  • Secrets of Machu Picchu: Lost City of the Incas

    Suzanne Garbe

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Soar into the mountains of Peru to discover the archeological wonder of the abandoned city of Machu Picchu. Why did the Incas leave the site? And what was it used for? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on the mysteries surrounding the Lost City of the Incas. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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  • Secrets of Machu Picchu: Lost City of the Incas

    Suzanne Garbe

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Soar into the mountains of Peru to discover the archeological wonder of the abandoned city of Machu Picchu. Why did the Incas leave the site? And what was it used for? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on the mysteries surrounding the Lost City of the Incas. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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  • Secrets of Pompeii: Buried City of Ancient Rome

    Tim O'Shei

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Dig through the ruins at the base of the mighty Mount Vesuvius to discover the archeological wonder of the once-buried city of Pompeii. What do the site’s ornate buildings and sculptures tell us about how the ancient Romans lived? And what can be gleaned from the body casts of those who died in Mount Vesuvius’ massive outburst? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on this historic site’s deepest mysteries. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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  • Secrets of the Terracotta Army: Tomb of an Ancient Chinese Emperor

    Michael Capek

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Dig through the fields of the far East to unearth the huge clay army of China's first emperor. Why were the thousands of life sized statues built? How were they designed with such intricate detail? Travel along with scientists to find out how the Terracotta Armys discovery sheds light on mysteries from ancient China. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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  • Archaeological Mysteries

    Michael Capek, Gail Fay, Suzanne Garbe, Tim O'Shei

    Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Open readers eyes to the past with the world of archaeology! Readers will unlock the secrets of past cultures from around the world by learning about what was left behind. From Machu Picchu in Peru to North Americas Mesa Verde and the Terracotta Army of ancient China, readers will see how artifacts and archaeological finds can bring the past to life. Sidebars, fact boxes, historical images, and callout definitions enhance understanding.
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