The Physician of Nineveh

<p><strong>A love story 2700 years in the making.</strong></p><p>For fans of historical fantasy archaeological thrillers and sweeping time travel fiction Glenn Cooper's newest novel brings the ancient world vividly to life. <em>The Physician of Nineveh</em> blends the intrigue of an ancient Mesopotamian empire with the heart of a love story across centuries.</p><p><strong>London present day.</strong> Dr. Kate Mayne a brilliant Assyriologist still recovering from heartbreak devotes her life to uncovering the secrets of the ancient world. She never expects one of those secrets to walk into her life-claiming to be a royal physician from the long-lost city of Nineveh.</p><p><strong>Assyria 7th century BCE.</strong> Mannu-ki-Ashur Chief Physician to King Ashurbanipal faces an impossible choice. The woman he has loved since childhood is dying from a poison no medicine or forbidden magic can cure. In desperation Mannu turns to an ancient ritual that sends him hurtling through time to modern-day London.</p><p>When Kate confirms Mannu's identity through ancient texts only she can read she is swept into a race against time assassins from Nineveh and the limits of belief. Together Mannu and Kate must find a cure and confront a destiny that spans empires. Along the way they discover a bond that might just be stronger than time itself.</p>