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by Will Adams (Author)
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  • Paperback: 517 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (5 Nov 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007250878
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007250875
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,183 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Non stop adventure and death defying chases in Will Adam's outstanding debut novel. It's 318 BC in the deserts of Libya, and Alexander the Great is buried as only a God should be, placed in a golden Sarcophagus in a catacomb of chambers, each packed with diamonds, rubies and gold. This was how he should have remained, but time waits for no-one. 2007 and underwater archaeologist Daniel Knox has been on the trail of Alexander's Gold ever since he can remember. When a tomb is uncovered on the construction site of a new hotel, Daniel believes he has found the clue to what he has been working towards for years. But the discovery has alerted two of the most dangerous men in the world, and Daniel is now a marked man.

About the Author
Will Adams worked as a shop salesman, painter & decorator, warehouse porter and microfiche technician before joining a Washington DC-based firm of business history consultants, for whom he wrote a number of corporate histories and biographies, taking time off between projects to travel to remote places in search of exotic settings for his stories. He later worked as a communications consultant for a London agency before resigning and selling his flat to give himself a shot at fulfilling his lifelong ambition of becoming a novelist

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24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The magic of Alexander the Great - a fast paced thriller, 24 Mar 2008
By Klaus van Amelrode "kmcva" - See all my reviews
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Alexander the Great and his long lost resting place is the core and background for this fast paced thriller, even tough it needs a bit of time to gain that pace. Several different stories interwine and lead to a dramtic end. Here all the right ingredients are in place to hook the readers quickly and wanting them to learn how the story continues to find the long lost treasure - the tomb of Alexander the Great. It is a great debut novel.
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36 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Debut Novel, 5 Dec 2007
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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Will Adams joined a Washington based firm of business history consultants, where he wrote a number of corporate histories and biographies. After working in London for a while, he resigned and sold his home to give himself the opportunity of fulfilling a lifelong ambition to become a writer. If this first novel is anything to go by he will achieve his ambition, with many more books to follow this one and I for one will look forward to reading them.

There has been a spate of novels about that delve back into history. Usually the plot mimics the now infamous Dan Brown book, the Da Vinci Code. It now seems to be the done thing to slate this particular book at every opportunity but I can't help it, I enjoyed that book and also some of the ones that were published on the back of it's success.

This book however is a little different and concentrates on the greed of treasure hunter's, rather than a race against time to save the world from imminent disaster. The overwhelming greed of a number of people rushing to uncover, what in all probability will be the greatest treasure ever found, surpassing even that of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

The tomb of Alexander the Great, one of the most important men in history, has been sought for centuries, but no one has ever come close to revealing the place of his burial. That is until a group of construction workers unwittingly dig open the entrance of an Alexandrian catacomb and the race is on to find the final resting place of Alexander himself. There are many ruthless men who are prepared to kill to be the first to set eyes on the remains of Alexander and the treasure that was undoubtedly buried with him . . .
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13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Debut, 2 Nov 2007
This is a fantastic debut from an exciting new author. Great pace, and a story that hooks you on the first page and won't let you go until the last. I found it almost impossible to put this book down. Daniel Knox is a great anti-hero, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of him.

Clive Cussler fans will be in their element.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Poor poor poor!
I cannot believe I managed to finish this nonsense. I find it harder to believe people have given this 4 and 5 stars! Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars OK but not brilliant
This book was a good first try but could have been better. It took a long time to get going and in my opinion never really gained the speed that it promised. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Average, but reasonably readable debut
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The Alexander Cipher: Not quite a thriller: Sorry, a good try, but not good enough. Plot thin and sadly unoriginal, characters non existent. Very predicable. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Oh dear! I'm afraid I don't agree with everyone else
Whilst I recognise that this is the authors first book and that it took over a decade to create, I regret that I do not share the euphoric enthusiasm of my fellow reviewers... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Non-stop action adventure about the search for the tomb of Alexander the Great.
"The Alexander Cipher" takes a couple of chapters to get going, but from there the pace doesn't let up. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining debut
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