
The Lost Army of Cambyses
(2002)A novel by
Paul Sussman
| "A tremendous adventure, one of the most intriguing mysteries of the past, a great novel masterfully written." Valerio Massimo Manfredi |
In 523 BC, the Persian pharaoh Cambyses dispatched an army across Egypt's western desert to destroy the oracle at Siwa. Legend has it that somewhere in middle of the Great Dune Sea his army was overwhelmed by a sandstorm and
lost for ever.
Two and a half millennia later a mutilated corpse is washed up on the banks of the Nile at Luxor, an antiques dealer is savagely murdered in Cairo, and a British archaeologist is found dead at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara.
The incidents appear unconnected, but Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police is suspicious, as is the archaeologist's daughter, Tara Mullray. Lured into a labyrinth of intrigue, violence and betrayal by a mysterious hieroglyphic fragment and rumours of a fabulous lost tomb, what began as a search for the truth becomes a race for survival. Confronted both by present day adversaries and ghosts from their pasts, Khalifa and Mullray find themselves on a trail that leads into the desert's unforgiving, burning heart, and the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world.
A thrilling, adrenalin-packed archaeological adventure, The Lost Army of Cambyses marks the d'but of an outstanding new storyteller.
Two and a half millennia later a mutilated corpse is washed up on the banks of the Nile at Luxor, an antiques dealer is savagely murdered in Cairo, and a British archaeologist is found dead at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara.
The incidents appear unconnected, but Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police is suspicious, as is the archaeologist's daughter, Tara Mullray. Lured into a labyrinth of intrigue, violence and betrayal by a mysterious hieroglyphic fragment and rumours of a fabulous lost tomb, what began as a search for the truth becomes a race for survival. Confronted both by present day adversaries and ghosts from their pasts, Khalifa and Mullray find themselves on a trail that leads into the desert's unforgiving, burning heart, and the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world.
A thrilling, adrenalin-packed archaeological adventure, The Lost Army of Cambyses marks the d'but of an outstanding new storyteller.
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Hardback Editions
June 2006 : Hardback
| Title: The Lost Army of Cambyses Author(s): Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Paul Sussman ISBN: 0-593-05624-8 (UK or USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Availability: More details... |
February 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Lost Army of Cambyses Author(s): Paul Sussman ISBN: 0-312-30153-7 / 978-0-312-30153-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2002 : Hardback
| Title: The Lost Army of Cambyses Author(s): Paul Sussman ISBN: 0-593-04876-8 / 978-0-593-04876-4 (UK or USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Lost Army of Cambyses Author(s): Paul Sussman ISBN: 0-8021-4378-4 / 978-0-8021-4378-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Grove Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Lost Army of Cambyses Author(s): Paul Sussman ISBN: 0-553-81803-1 / 978-0-553-81803-1 (USA edition) Publisher: BANTAM PAPERBACKS (T Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2003 : Paperback
| Title: Lost Army of Cambyses Author(s): Paul Sussman ISBN: 0-553-81404-4 / 978-0-553-81404-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2002 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
December 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Lost Army of Cambyses Author(s): Paul Sussman ISBN: 1-84505-065-7 / 9781845050658 (UK edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2004 : Audio CD
| Title: The Lost Army of Cambyses Author(s): Paul Sussman ISBN: 1-4025-8939-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books LLC Availability: Amazon More details... |
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