Old enemies, betrayal and danger— only this time, the stakes are higher.
Stephanie Cooper is studying history at Oxford University when she finds an ancient treasure map hidden in the village of Carlswick. Solving the map's mysterious clues provides her with a much needed distraction following a shocking revelation in her personal life.
But her quest to uncover the map's secrets sets off a chain of events that no one could have foreseen. Stephanie and those closest to her, are led into a world of intrigue and danger as they race from London to Barcelona and rural France, to unearth a cultural treasure trove before it's too late.
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SL Beaumont is an award-winning mystery and crime writer who loves travel and history.
She lives in beautiful New Zealand, which is only problematic when the travel bug bites (which it does fairly often)! Her passion for travel has led her to take many long-haul flights to various parts of the world. Her enjoyment of history helps determine the destination and the places she visits are a constant source of inspiration for her.
Before becoming an author, SL Beaumont worked in banking in London and New York and is now a partner in a chartered accountancy firm in Auckland.
The War Photographers is the 2024 IRDA Historical Fiction Award winner; Shadow of Doubt won the 2020 Indie Reader Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Award and was long-listed for the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. Death Count was a semi-finalist for the Publisher's Weekly BookLife Prize.
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