The Embers of Time: Book 2 in the Flames of Time trilogy

In the heart of the Eternal City secrets have a price. A price to keep and a price to finally reveal. . .Ancient artifacts which could reveal the secret of immortality have been found after lying hidden for an eternity but these priceless items were then seized at gunpoint by a shadowy organisation determined to preserve the status quo.Has this mysterious organisation which seems to have its roots intertwined with those of the Vatican misjudged the group of adventurers they stole the artifacts from?Will their warning to leave this particular secret alone backfire and turn the hunters into the hunted? And will the cost of keeping this one secret end up costing this mysterious organisation the secret of its own existence!_______________________A true vintage-style adventure story which combines the style of the 1930s with mystery mysticism and exoticism.