Rogue Angel 36: Magic Lantern

The map points to the Lost City of the San tribe, bushmen who had long ago disappeared off the face of the planet and whose city-so legend has it-was once littered with diamonds. It's not until the explorer's son makes a desperate attempt to steal it that Annja uncovers the secret of the painting.

She must try everything humanly possible to prevent the staff from being used for selfish purposes. Only then does Annja discover that this archaeological expedition is really one man’s quest for the mystical Staff of Aaron, one of the Bible’s holiest and most powerful relics—a weapon they say can do incalculable harm in the hands of the wrong individual. After decoding an ancient scroll—one that purports to pinpoint the treasure of the Jewish Temple, lost for two thousand years—archaeologist Annja Creed agrees to lead the party to recover the find in Judea.

A holy war. And that Annja cannot allow.. But when Bedouin bandits raid the camp, Annja barely escapes with her life.

Rogue Angel 39: City of Swords It was the kind of internet posting guaranteed to attract the attention of the American cable TV show Chasing History's Monsters: "Dog-headed men sighted by tourists in Avignon.And he's stealing the priceless relics one by one to arm his modern-day paladins.. Her best defense is to trace this brutal violence back to its source, which she soon discovers to be a millionaire and self-professed descendant of King Charlemagne.

How had her find come into this dead man's hands? With few leads and a growing body count, Annja's investigation takes her through a colorful world of flamenco and bullfighting to a renowned matador and an illegal-and deadly-collection of Visigoth votive crowns.Whoever killed the man left clear signs of having taken something..

Rogue Angel 37: Library of Gold. She finds herself deep beneath the Russian soil in a dangerous game of cat and mouse..

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In only a few short hours, Annja is to be sacrificed -- unless she can channel the vengeance of the goddess Kali herself. But something about the recent spate of killings seems unusual and Annja begins to dig deep for answers..

..On assignment in London, archaeologist Annja Creed is hunting down a man who claims to have discovered the Jekyll and Hyde potion. But at his moment of greatest triumph -- unveiling a magical lantern said to open a door to the Chinese spirit world -- he is violently struck down by a vengeful phantom.

In only a few short hours, Annja is to be sacrificed -- unless she can channel the vengeance of the goddess Kali herself..