Publisher's Synopsis
When the stakes are this high, betrayal always lurks...
Maxwell Barnes is on a high-stakes scavenger hunt with no end in sight. The initial discovery of the long-lost Crystal of Ahrum has spiderwebbed into a much more complex adventure, threatening his relationships, worldview...and even his life. Having dropped off the first crystal fragment to their wealthy financier, Myron Crabtree, the intrepid group, led by Max and his lifelong friend Axel Morales, sets off to investigate the sites of ancient Egypt, lured onward by tantalizing clues found in Mayan codices. Max finds himself forced to rely on others and resist his own cynical nature to obtain needed information. But will this reluctant decision to trust end with tragedy? The second book in the Maxwell Barnes Adventure Series is a high-speed adventure fringed with humor and death-defying escapades. Get it now to join the hunt...for the Crystal of Ahrum!
