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Copyright © 2014 Chris Kuzneski, Inc

 

The right of Chris Kuzneski to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

 

Apart from any use permitted under UK copyright law, this publication may only be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, with prior permission in writing of the publishers or, in the case of reprographic production, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency.

 

First published as an Ebook by Headline Publishing Group in 2014

 

All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

 

Cataloguing in Publication Data is available from the British Library

 

eISBN: 978 0 7553 8658 1

 

Cover images  © Shutterstock and DEA/G. Dagli Orti/Getty Images (lion’s head carving)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Title Page

Copyright Page

About Chris Kuzneski

About the Book

Also By Chris Kuzneski

Praise

Acknowledgements

Maps

 

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

Chapter 47

Chapter 48

Chapter 49

Chapter 50

Chapter 51

Chapter 52

Chapter 53

Chapter 54

Chapter 55

Chapter 56

Chapter 57

Chapter 58

Chapter 59

Chapter 60

Chapter 61

Chapter 62

Chapter 63

Chapter 64

Chapter 65

Chapter 66

Chapter 67

Chapter 68

Chapter 69

Chapter 70

Chapter 71

Chapter 72

Chapter 73

Chapter 74

Chapter 75

Chapter 76

Chapter 77

Chapter 78

Chapter 79

Chapter 80

Chapter 81

Chapter 82

Chapter 83

Epilogue

About Chris Kuzneski
 
Author Photo © Daniel Portnoy

 

Chris Kuzneski is the international bestselling author of numerous thrillers featuring the series characters Payne and Jones, including SIGN OF THE CROSS and THE SECRET CROWN. He is also the author of THE HUNTERS, the first novel in a new electrifying series that continues with THE FORBIDDEN TOMB. Chris’s thrillers have been translated into more than twenty languages and are sold in more than forty countries. Chris grew up in Pennsylvania but currently lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida. To learn more, please visit his website:
www.chriskuzneski.com

 
About the Book
 

THE HUNTERS
If you seek, they will find. . .

 

The treasure:

 

For nearly two thousand years, the legendary tomb of Alexander the Great – and the extraordinary riches concealed within – has remained lost to the world, but recent discoveries may hold the key to locating the fabled vault. Only one team has what it takes to solve the mystery that has plagued historians for centuries.

 

The mission:

 

The Hunters – an elite group assembled by an enigmatic billionaire to locate the world’s greatest treasures – are tasked with finding the tomb. When clues lead them to Egypt, they encounter hostile forces that will do anything to stop them. Before long, the treasure hunt becomes a deadly rescue mission that will take the lives of hundreds and leave a city in ruins.

 

As the danger continues to mount, will the Hunters rise to the challenge?
Or will the team be beaten before they find the ultimate prize?

 

High-octane action. Brilliant characters. Classic Kuzneski.

 
BY CHRIS KUZNESKI
 

Payne & Jones Series

The Plantation

Sign of the Cross

Sword of God

The Lost Throne

The Prophecy

The Secret Crown

The Death Relic

The Einstein Pursuit

 

The Hunters Series

The Hunters

The Forbidden Tomb

Praise for Chris Kuzneski:
 

‘Kuzneski writes as forcefully as his tough characters act’ Clive Cussler

 

‘Riveting and relentlessly paced’ James Rollins

 

‘Kuzneski is a master in the making’ Vince Flynn

 

‘Kuzneski does it again with another terrific tale, filled with action and deception, bringing the unimaginable to life. Definitely my kind of story!’ Steve Berry

 

‘With bullets flying and thrills twenty to the dozen, Kuzneski is on explosive top form . . . You can’t afford not to hunt this one down!’ Scott Mariani

 
Acknowledgements
 

Here are some of the wonderful people I’d like to thank:

Scott Miller, Claire Roberts, Stephanie Hoover, and the whole gang at Trident Media. They sold this project/series long before it was written, and they sold my next one, too. That means I get to eat for another year. Sweet!!!

Ian Harper, my longtime friend/editor/consigliere. He reads my words before anyone else – and then reads them again and again until they’re perfect. And if we ever disagree, he usually wins because he’s twice my size and kind of scary.

Vicki Mellor, Emily Griffin, Darcy Nicholson, Jo Liddiard, Ben Willis, Mari Evans, and everyone at Headline/Hachette UK. They took my story and turned it into a book – one with a fancy cover, cool maps, and consecutively numbered pages. As an English major, this last one is particularly helpful because I can barely count to ten.

All the fans, librarians, booksellers, and critics who have enjoyed my thrillers and have recommended them to others. If you keep reading, I’ll keep writing. And if you stop reading, buy my books anyway and give them to friends. They make awesome gifts.

Last but not least, I’d like to thank my family for their unwavering support. Then again, maybe they’re just too worried to say anything bad about me. Let’s be honest: I am kind of twisted, and I do
love
killing characters.

Speaking of killing, it’s finally time for the good stuff. Without further ado, please sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story . . .

A
LEXANDER THE
G
REAT’S
E
MPIRE

 

E
GYPT AND THE
E
ASTERN
M
EDITERRANEAN

 

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