Dr Ava Curzon is Lara Croft meets Evelyn Salt - the first real challenger to Dan Brown's Robert Langdon. -Rollercoaster crypto-thriller ... a ride that thrills and educates ... move over Lara Croft - (Daily Express - Five Star - Pick of the Week) -ONE OF THE TOP 5 RELIGIOUS THRILLERS OF ALL TIME- (BestThrillers.com) When former MI6 agent turned archaeologist Dr Ava Curzon is engaged by American intelligence to track down an African militia claiming to hold the Ark of the Covenant, she is plunged into a world where nothing is what it seems. Her breakneck descent into the shadowy realm of dark...

FIVE STARS 'The story has subtle and terrifying hints throughout ... fans of M. R. James and of ghost stories will really enjoy this' (The Reader's Hollow)

'Selwood has successfully added another gem to his collection and his reputation ... nothing short of amazing ... atmospheric and psychological ... it's just something every horror fan should read' (Horror Palace)

London, 1897. An elderly bibliophile receives a letter from the recently retired head of the Bodleian Library in Oxford. But the tale it relates of a book buying journey to Cracow soon turns...

FIVE STARS 'Mysterious, intelligent and wonderfully creepy.' (The Reader's Hollow)

'Ultimately, Selwood has written what can only be described as a perfect short story. Any reader who loves a high quality work of fiction will definitely appreciate this short story, because the research alone is fascinating - it is rich with interesting information and references, but it also captures a pleasantly dark mood. There is nothing predictable about the story and the only way to know what is going to happen next is by reading the next page.' (Horrorpalace)

It is 1904, and an Oxford...

Dr Ava Curzon returns in the breathtaking sequel to bestselling thriller The Sword of Moses.

When the Turin Shroud is stolen in a violent assault, archaeologist and former spy Ava Curzon is plunged into a desperate struggle against an apocalyptic Russian cult. Recruited by the UK's clandestine MI13 intelligence agency and aided by the Vatican's security division and her former colleague Ferguson Ava is sucked into a world of dark extremism and Biblical secrets.

As the chase catapults her around Europe, she must unravel the mysteries of an ancient icon...