The Third Gate

Under the direction of famed explorer Porter Stone an archaeological team is secretly attempting to locate the tomb of an ancient pharaoh who was unlike any other in history Stone believes he has found the burial chamber of King Narmer the near mythical god- king who united upper and lower Egypt in BC and the archaeologist has reason to believe that the greatest prize of allmdashNarmerrsquos crownmdashmight be buried with him No crown of an Egyptian king has ever been discovered and Narmerrsquos is the elusive ldquodoublerdquo crown of the two Egypts supposedly posshysessed of awesome powers The dig itself is located in one of the most forbidding places on earthmdashthe Sudd a nearly impassable swamp in northshyern Sudan Amid the nightmarish disorienting tangle of mud and dead vegetation a series of harrowing and inexplishycable occurrences are causing people on the expedition to fear a centuries- old curse With a monumental discovery in reach Professor Jeremy Logan is brought onto the project to investigate What he finds will raise new questions and alarm In the hands of master storyteller Lincoln Child The Third Gate breaks new ground and introduces a fascinating new protagonist to the thriller worldFrom the Hardcover edition.