Stories of greed, empire building and misinformation from ancient Rome collide with the lethal present-day aspirations of The Chairman and his clients, against whom Rebecca and Jack must fight to foil the theft of an ancient manuscript and, inadvertently, his attempts to destabilise the security of the West. Investigative archaeologist Rebecca Tempest and partner Jack Coopers' discovery of a priceless manuscript by famous architect Vitruvius leads to conflict in the Middle East, Europe, and the UK, but through adversity, they could also find each other...
