This author captivated readers with his thrilling novels, primarily set in Egypt, drawing deeply from his years as a field archaeologist there. His firsthand experience, including work on the Amarna Royal Tombs Project, infused his narratives with unparalleled authenticity and depth. Through compelling storytelling and meticulous detail, he unearths the mysteries of the past, offering readers a fascinating glimpse into history. His ability to weave archaeological discoveries into gripping plots cemented his reputation as a distinctive voice.
The bestselling, pulse-pounding archaeological thriller that's a must-read for all fans of Dan Brown and Clive Cussler.Although struggling with personal tragedy and immersed in a case of his own - mysterious well poisonings in the Eastern Desert - Khalifa agrees to do some digging.
âe~My name is Raphael Ignatius Phoenix and I am a hundred years old âe" or will be in ten daysâe(tm) time, in the early hours of January 1st, 2000, when I kill myselfâe¦âe(tm) Raphael Ignatius Phoenix has had enough. Born at the beginning of the 20th century, he is determined to take his own life as the old millennium ends and the new one begins. But before he ends it all, he wants to get his affairs in order and put the record straight. That includes making sense of his own long life âe" a life that spanned the century. He decides to write it all down and, eschewing the more usual method of pen and paper, begins to record his story on the walls of the isolated castle that is his final home. Beginning with a fateful first adventure with Emily, the childhood friend who would become his constant companion, Raphael remembers the multitude of experiences, the myriad encounters and, of course, the ten murders he committed along the way . . . And so begins one manâe(tm)s wholly unorthodox account of the twentieth century âe" or certainly his own riotous, often outrageous, somewhat unreliable and undoubtedly singular interpretation of it.
From ancient Jerusalem, the Crusades, Cathar heretics and coded medieval manuscripts to the Holocaust, hidden Nazi treasure and the murdering present-day, this story is a thrilling rollercoaster ride of an adventure.
Egypt 2153 BC Eighty priests set out under cover of darkness into the western desert, taking with them a mysterious object swathed in cloth. Three unconnected events Or so it seems until Freya Hannen arrives in Egypt for the funeral of her sister, a desert explorer who has inexplicably taken her own life...
It is a path that will eventually lead them into the forbidding, barren heart of the western desert, and the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world .
Hochamüsant und kultverdächtig: Paul Sussman erzählt in seinem Roman „Das letzte Geständnis des Raphael Ignatius Phoenix“ mit viel schwarzem Humor von einem skurrilen, aber doch irgendwie liebenswerten alten Mann und seiner fast ein ganzes Jahrhundert umspannenden Lebensgeschichte. Raphael Ignatius Phoenix hat Stil. Manchmal lebt er seinen leichten Hang zur Exzentrik aus, aber letztlich geht ihm nichts über Eleganz und geordnete Verhältnisse. Daher ist es selbstverständlich, dass er zu seinem bevorstehenden 100. Geburtstag ein Geständnis ablegt. Denn sein Ehrentag wird der Tag seines Todes sein. Und da es sich nicht schickt, einfach so aus der Welt zu scheiden, schreibt er zuvor den längsten Abschiedsbrief aller Zeiten – und beichtet ganz nebenbei zehn Morde, die ihm unter anderem mit Hilfe eines Halloween-Kürbisses, der Reißleine eines Heißluftballons und eines Erdbeer-Sahnehörnchens unterlaufen sind. »Ungezügelt, exzentrisch und unterhaltsam.« - The Guardian
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