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FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast takes a break to escort his wife, Constance, on a whirlwind Grand Tour. Their journey brings them to a remote monastery in Tibet, where monks guard a rare and dangerous artifact that has been mysteriously stolen. Pendergast agrees to recover the relic, and the investigation takes a dark turn when the trail of bloodshed leads them to the maiden voyage of the world’s largest ocean liner, the Britannia. A tense Atlantic crossing unfolds, filled with terror, intrigue, and the search for truth.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Lincoln Child
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