The Scribe's Gambit

<p><strong>A 3000-year-old papyrus. A secret worth killing for.</strong></p><p>When esteemed papyrologist Dr. Alistair Finch is hired by billionaire Silas Thorne to authenticate a pristine <em>Book of the Dead</em> he discovers it is unlike any he has ever seen. The elegant script and beautiful illustrations hide a terrifying secret: this is not a guide for the dead but a cage for a soul so monstrous it was meant to be eternally forgotten.</p><p>Realizing Thorne doesn't want to study the artifact but unlock its power Alistair turns to the one person he can trust: Dr. Kenna Amari a sharp and dedicated inspector from the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. Together they uncover a conspiracy stretching back to the time of the pharaohs revealing that Thorne's ambition goes far beyond mere collection-he wants to become a god.</p><p>Forced to go rogue the two academics must outwit one of the most powerful men in the world in a desperate gambit to steal the papyrus from his impenetrable London headquarters. It's a heist that will plunge them into a hidden world of secret societies and ancient magic forcing them to become the very guardians the long-dead scribe prayed would one day answer his warning.</p>