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The vault : a novel / Boyd Morrison.
Summary:
Tyler Locke's routine commute on a Washington State ferry is interrupted by a chilling anonymous call claiming that his father has been kidnapped and that a truck bomb is set to detonate on board in twenty minutes. When Tyler, a former army combat engineer, reaches the bomb on the boat's car deck, he's stunned to find classical languages expert Stacy Benedict waiting for him. She's received the same threat and her sister has also been taken. In order to disarm the bomb, they must work together to solve an engineering puzzle--a puzzle written in ancient Greek. Preventing the explosion is only the first step. They soon learn the entire setup is a test created by a ruthless criminal who forces them to go on a seemingly impossible mission: uncover the legendary lost riches of King Midas. Tyler and Stacy have just five days to track down the gold. Armed with an ancient manuscript penned by brilliant Greek inventor Archimedes, they begin a quest to unravel a 2,000-year-old mystery whose answer is hidden within the workings of a cryptic artifact: the Antikythera mechanism, a device designed by Archimedes himself. To save their loved ones and prevent their captors from recovering a treasure that will finance unspeakable devastation, Tyler and Stacy head to Italy, Germany, Greece, and finally the streets of New York City in a race against the clock to find the truth behind the story of King Midas.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781439181850 (ebook)
- ISBN: 1439181829 (hardback
- ISBN: 9781439181829
- ISBN: 145162848X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1439181829
- ISBN: 9781451628487 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1439181853 (ebook)
- ISBN: 9781439181829 (hardback
- Physical Description: 438 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, c2011.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A Touchstone book."
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Antiquities > Collection and preservation > Fiction. - Genre:
- Suspense fiction.
Available copies
- 8 of 10 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC MOR (Text) | 35130000019616 | Adult Fiction | Not holdable | Lost | 2018-04-25 |
- Baker & Taylor
Surviving a bomb threat that was set up as a test by a terrorist cell that has abducted his father, industrial engineer Tyler Locke is blackmailed into tracking down a legendary treasure that will finance terrorist activities for decades. - Baker & Taylor
Surviving a bomb threat that was set up as a test by a terrorist cell that has abducted his father, industrial engineer Tyler Locke, assisted by classics professor Stacey Benedict, is blackmailed into tracking down a legendary treasure that will finance terrorist activities for decades. By the best-selling author ofThe Ark . - Simon and Schuster
National bestselling author Boyd Morrison brings back Tyler Locke, who must race to stop a terrorist cell that has stolen an ancient text related to the tale of King Midas in this, âheart-thumping rideâ¦not to be missedâ (Steve Berry).
Tyler Lockeâs routine commute on a Washington State ferry is interrupted by a chilling anonymous call: his father has been kidnapped, and a truck bomb is set to detonate on board in twenty minutes. When Tyler reaches the bomb on the boatâs car deck, heâs stunned to find classical languages expert Stacy Benedict waiting for him. Sheâs received the same threat, and her sister has also been taken.
In order to disarm the bomb, Tyler and Stacy must work together to solve an engineering puzzleâa puzzle written in ancient Greek. But preventing the explosion is only the first step; they soon learn the entire setup is a test created by a ruthless criminal who forces them to go on a seemingly impossible mission: uncover the legendary lost riches of King Midas.
Tyler and Stacy have just five days to track down the gold. Armed with an ancient manuscript penned by brilliant Greek inventor Archimedes, they begin a quest to unravel a two-thousand-year-old mystery whose answer is hidden within the workings of a cryptic artifact: the Antikythera Mechanism, a device designed by Archimedes himself. To save their loved ones and prevent their captors from recovering a treasure that will finance unspeakable devastation, the two scramble to Italy, Germany, Greece, and finally to the streets of New York City in a race against the clock to find the truth behind the story of King Midas.
The Vault combines an explosive premise and blistering pace with a fascinating exploration of one of historyâs most intriguing inventors and a brilliant reimagining of an ancient legend.