FLASK OF CRYSTAL HOOKAH - I or Sacrament of Treasures of Emir Bukhara

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bukhara 1899.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Amidst palace intrigues Sufi wisdom and the relentless pursuit of ancient knowledge young </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Firuz-begim</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> becomes the unwitting keeper of a powerful secret. The </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Flask of the Crystal Hookah</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - an artifact said to hold the key to unlocking the past and altering the future - disappears taking with it the last chance to uncover the Emir's long-lost treasures.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Tashkent late 20th century.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Art historian </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Shahlo</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> discovers fragments of an old manuscript that pull her deep into history's hidden corridors. Soon she realizes she is not the only one seeking answers. Why is a </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>British agent</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> so interested in her work? And what does a mysterious Eastern scholar know that she doesn't?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Her journey takes her across Bukhara Tashkent Moscow and Paris where ancient symbols conceal secrets of the past and the scents of the East whisper stories long forgotten.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Flask of the Crystal Hookah - I or The Sacrament of the Treasures of Emir Bukhara</em> by Gulchekhra-begim Makhmudova is a mesmerizing historical thriller where the aroma of spices masks conspiracies and the intricate patterns of the East hold the key to a legend waiting to be revealed.</strong></p><p></p>