'Fast paced, thrillingly paranoid, page-turning, international adventure at its best!'DEAN KOONTZ AN ANCIENT LIBRARY Ivan the Terrible's Library of Gold was a legendary archive of secret knowledge. It vanished from history centuries ago... Now one of its fabled volumes has come to light. A MODERN CONSPIRACY The CIA has linked the long-lost book, a shadowy cabal, and a terrifying new threat to global security: the library must be found. But with one agent already murdered for knowing too much, who will take up the hunt? A DEADLY MISSION Rare books expert Eva Blake is determined to clear her name after a spell behind bars. Judd Ryder is a one-time spy with a troubled past. Both have nothing to lose, except their lives. Racing from London to Rome, Istanbul to Athens, these desperate treasure hunters must find the library - before its keepers find them.

Lynds, Gayle

Atlantic Books

Tuskar Rock

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

London, England, 2011

London, 2010

Main, 2011

torn back cover

pages cm
Ivan the Terrible's Library of Gold was a legendary archive of secret knowledge. It vanished from history centuries ago, but now one of its fabled volumes has come to light. The CIA has linked the long-lost book, a shadowy cabal, and a terrifying new threat to global security. The library must be found. But with one agent already murdered for knowing too much, who will take up the hunt? Rare books expert Eva Blake is determined to clear her name after a spell behind bars. Judd Ryder is a one-time spy with a troubled past. Both have nothing to lose, except their lives. They must find the library before its keepers find them
[For centuries, emperors, historians, and even the Vatican have tried to locate Ivan the Terrible's magnificent Library of Gold -- a fabled archive of gilded, bejeweled scripts and lost knowledge dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks. Now one of the volumes, The Book of Spies, has surfaced, and along with it a highly secret, shadowy cabal. They want their book back and they will stop at nothing to achieve their goal. When the CIA unearths a connection between the legendary library and a bank account linked to terrorists, they turn to rare books curator Eva Blake for help. When an attempt is made on Eva's life, she turns to the only person she can trust -- Judd Ryder, a former intelligence agent with his own agenda and a troubled past. Racing from London to Rome, Istanbul to Athens, Judd and Eva must use all their wit and tradecraft to stay ahead of the deadly forces hunting them. They must do what no one else has been able to do: find the library AND stay alive.]

I århundrer har keisere, historikere og til og med Vatikanet prøvd å finne Ivan den grusommes "Library of Gold", et sagnomsust forgylt arkiv som inneholder skrifter tilbake til det antikke Hellas. Nå har et av verkene dukket opp, og også en hemmelig gruppe som vil gjøre hva som helst for å få tak i boken. Når CIA avdekker en forbindelse mellom det legendariske biblioteket og en bankkonto knyttet til terrorisme, må de spørre bokkurator Eva Blake om hjelp. Men når noen forsøker å drepe henne, henvender hun seg til den eneste personen hun kan stole på, Judd Ryder, tidligere etterretningsagent med sin egen agenda og problemfylte fortid

2023-10-09