Books like The Tomb of Hercules by Andy McDermott

Dan Brown’s thriller follows symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu as they race through Paris to solve a murder at the Louvre, uncovering a conflict between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over a controversial religious secret.

David Grann’s investigative narrative unravels the mystery of British explorer Percy Fawcett’s 1925 disappearance while he sought the legendary Lost City of Z beneath the Amazon’s dense jungle.

When ancient bones surface in Woodsboro, Boston archaeologist Callie Dunbrook returns from sabbatical, facing a cursed dig, a re‑entangled ex‑husband Jake, and revelations about her privileged past.

A thrilling tale of espionage, history, and the hunt for the Knights Templar's lost treasure, set against the backdrop of New York's most prestigious museum and the federal FBI investigation.

the eight. katherine neville

Sami and Remi Fargo uncover a perfectly preserved Viking ship on Baffin Island, filled with pre‑Columbian artifacts. Their quest for the legendary “Eye of Heaven” thrusts them into deadly battles with treasure hunters, crime cartels, and jungle temples.

Fargo archaeologists uncover a towering Mayan manuscript in Mexico, revealing astonishing truths about the Maya, their cities, and humanity—propelling them into a perilous quest as powerful forces seek the secrets.

Archaeologist Nina Wilde struggles to rebuild her life while investigating mysterious statues stolen before her husband, ex‑SAS soldier Eddie Chase, vanished—now accused of murder—and discovers a deadly conspiracy that threatens everything she holds dear.

A fast paced international thriller - sure to delight fans starved of WallanderWhen archaeologist Louise Cantor's son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Clues that only a mother could detect lead her to believe something more sinister took place.Henrik had kept many things back from her and she is shocked to learn he had contracted HIV. While looking through his bundles of papers, she discovers he was obsessed with the conspiracy theory that JFK's brain disappeared prior to the autopsy – along with the vital evidence regarding bullet exit wounds. The only lead is a letter and photograph from Henrik's girlfriend in Mozambique.Louise's quest to unravel the mystery surrounding her son's death takes her to Africa; a continent rife with disease, poverty and corruption. Struggling to cope with sickness and the oppressive heat, Louise sees fear in every face, even unexpectedly in the patients at the clinics set up by an American businessman. In Kennedy's Brain Mankell confirms his status as a master of suspense, and delivers a timely and riveting thriller which will have readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

Stella St. Valliers embarks on a treasure hunt at Shadow Oaks plantation in Cane Town, Louisiana, where she lives with her spinster aunt. When unexpected danger forces her into hiding, she finds herself entangled in a complex web of intrigue and danger.

A suspenseful tale of love, murder, and a mysterious goddess in the Tuscan countryside.

When a clandestine group of scientists called the Immari unearths relics from an ancient enemy, humanity faces certain extinction. Only a genetics doctor and a secret agent can race against time to discover the fabled Atlantis Gene and halt the catastrophe.