Books tagged: antiquities

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J. Paul Getty: The Dysfunctional Billionaire    by Daniel Alef
Price: $1.99 USD. 1600 words. Published on October 13, 2009. .

Profile of J. Paul Getty, one of America’s first billionaires. Getty, the richest man in the world in the mid 20th century, was a consummate businessman who built an oil empire and left a vast antiquities and art collection as his legacy. But he was a womanizer, a miser, and a completely dysfunctional parent. This is a tale of great success in business and utter failure as a human being.
Bigfoot Challenge of the Century    by Leonard C. West
Price: $4.99 USD. 75110 words. Published on November 24, 2011. .

This is a surprising story entwining elements of fiction and reality. The author is led to a prehistoric cave site with priceless artifacts, gold and diamonds quite accidentally when a family of Bigfoot/Sasquatch, yes S-A-S-Q-U-A-T-C-H befriend him. His compassion and desire to protect "his friends" from being discovered is only a glimpse of this unusual encounter.
Stolen Series Box Set    by Elisabeth Naughton
Price: $9.99 USD. 304440 words. Published on January 18, 2012. .

Filled with globe-trotting adventure, steamy romance and riveting suspense, the Stolen books from RITA nominated romantic adventure author Elisabeth Naughton will appeal to fans of Romancing the Stone and Indiana Jones.
Make Mine A Moussaka    by Helen Ellis
Price: $5.99 USD. 76160 words. Published on February 25, 2012. .

Discover Greece. "Make Mine A Moussaka" is a jolly good travel read and added cooking challenge. One can seek adventure, culture and new horizons in Greece, depending on the whim of the moment, or do nothing successfully in very picturesque surroundings. Oh to eat moussaka at sunset overlooking a tiny bay, while listening to the waves lap on the pebbles nearby ... Move over Shirley Valentine!
The Mourning Woman    by Steven M. Roth
Price: $2.99 USD. 88320 words. Published on October 1, 2012. .

In the time that has passed since MANDARIN YELLOW, Socrates' father has died and his mother has returned to her Greek origins, moving into a condominium populated by elderly Greek immigrants, including one woman who is reputed to be the direct descendant of the ancient Oracle at Delphi. And that is where Socrates' problems begin...
The Mummy Shrugged    by Stephen Walker
Price: $2.99 USD. 5980 words. Published on December 10, 2012. .

Liz Sanford and a Mummy. When they meet, it's murder. Can the nation's official occult investigator get to the heart of a mysterious curse? And, if she can, can she get out of a professional commitment that's worse than death? 6,100 words.
Thai Gold    by Jason Schoonover
Price: $2.99 USD. 167880 words. Published on January 8, 2013. .

The most sacred relic of Buddhism - the bejeweled head of Buddha - is stolen. Adventurer Lee Rivers is called in to restore it. After learning it’s been stolen by an opium warlord, he nabs it with help from Tysee, the warlord’s beautiful daughter. The chase is on across Asia, but they find themselves dogged by mysterious forces and even more mysterious Guardian Angels….
Opium Dream    by Jason Schoonover
Price: $2.99 USD. 113010 words. Published on January 8, 2013. .

Adventurer Lee Rivers is onto his hottest find: Kublai Khan’s terracotta warriors. Even before he camels into Afghanistan with the lovely Meow to spirit them out, he escapes being murdered; and mysterious assassins and Guardian Angels dog them. Only after Rivers has sold them does he learn they embody a terrifying secret that threatens civilization’s very existence. She has a secret too...
David    by Michael Hadley
Price: $2.99 USD. 52580 words. Published by Goblinbrook Press  on January 11, 2013. .

This mystery-thriller takes the reader on a journey from a small town in Louisiana to the art centers of Europe. Two men attempt to solve a five-hundred-year-old mystery that involves stolen antiquities. Murder and intrigue follow them on their quest to find the answer to a question that has puzzled scholars for half a millennium.
Charades    by Polly McCrillis
Price: $3.99 USD. 93690 words. Published by Highland Press Publishing on February 26, 2013. .

Games. Everyone plays them, some more deadly, than others… A woman and her child are missing. Reese Adams is on the hunt for them, her first major case as a private investigator. It would be a lot easier if the missing woman’s brother weren’t in the picture. Experience has taught Reese to be wary of men and she has no intention of getting to know this one or let him anywhere near her heart.