Byzantine Gold

by Chris Karlsen

Overview

The sequel novel to the best-selling, thriller, Golden Chariot. A sunken warship from the Byzantine Era carrying an unusual cargo of gold has been found off the coast of Northern Cyprus. News of the valuable cache has attracted the attention of a terrorist cell. They plan to attack the recovery team's campsite and steal the artifacts. On the Black Market, the sale of the relics will buy them additional weapons. Charlotte Dashiell, an American archaeologist, and her lover, Atakan Vadim, a Turkish government agent, are scheduled to be part of the recovery team that brings up the artifacts. While en route to Cyprus, they find themselves caught in the crosshairs of Maksym Tischenko, a Ukrainian contract killer bent on revenge. Charlotte, Atakan and Tischenko share a grim history. As a result, Tischenko is a man who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal-seeing them both dead.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481980722
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/17/2013
Series:	Dark Waters , #2
Pages:	286
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Chris is a retired police detective. She spent twenty-five years in the law enforcement with two different agencies.


The daughter of a history professor and a voracious reader, she grew up with a love for history and books.


She has traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Near East, and Northern Africa satisfying her passion for seeing the places she read about.


A Chicago native, Chris has lived in Paris, Los Angeles, and now resides with her husband, and five rescue dogs in the Pacific Northwest.