The Sacred Vault (Wilde/Chase 6)

The sixth brilliant book from Andy McDermott - Clive Cussler''s heir apparent. The world is in shock when Michelangelo''s David is stolen from a museum in Florence, Italy. The latest in a series of audacious thefts of historical treasures, it''s only a matter of time before another priceless artefact is targeted. When the Talonor Codex - a great Atlantean explorer''s account of his travels - is stolen, it becomes clear that the thefts form only part of the raiders'' ultimate plan. The codex holds clues to the location of the Vault of Shiva and its fabled contents - the legendary Shiva-Vedas, the chronicles of the ancient Hindu god of destruction. Witnesses to the latest daring robbery, archaeologist Nina Wilde and former SAS soldier Eddie Chase are forced into a treacherous hunt across the world to discover the vault before its secrets fall into dangerous hands. The vault''s prize is a treasure beyond price, but it may also be the catalyst for global annihilation...