What does the first queen of Egypt have in common with a historian from Tangier, and archaeologist from Tel Aviv and a private investigator from Houston, Texas? And Cleopatra? What has she to do with this? What they have in common is a box. A simple metal box that was meant to stay hidden forever. Unfortunately, two young boys find the box and thus unleash a terrible series of events. Because inside this box is another box, made of intricately designed wood that contains an item that, in the wrong hands, could doom mankind. There are tomb raiders and artifact thieves who will do anything to...

A silver box sits on the table in front of Tomyris Currington. Opening it, she finds it empty which is not possible. When it was sealed, two thousand years ago, an Ankh was inside. It is a beautiful, priceless, jewel encrusted golden Ankh. She is the only person who could open it. Since the box sits there silent and empty, it is obvious someone other than her removed it. But who? What has happened to the Ankh? The better question is, who has the Ankh. The Goddess Sekhmet has issued a terrible threat. The Ankh must be returned to her. If not, people will die...horribly. How will this affect...

Tori, the Queen of Aba Nam, sits in defeat, staring distantly; not seeing the devastation all around her as storm clouds churn across the sky of her home world. Blocked at every turn, her abilities as a sorceress have failed her ... failed her realm. Taagen Davis stares at a blank computer screen waiting for inspiration for his next mystery novel. Eyes absently gazing over the San Francisco Bay; he too, is blocked ... his creativity stifled. In their infinite wisdom, the Fates have decided these two people, from wildly different worlds, will meet on a dark mountain road in California. Nothing...