Carter Devereux: Books 1-4
(2017)(A book in the Carter Devereux series)
An omnibus of novels by JC Ryan
All four books in the Carter Devereux Mysteries series!
Nothing New Under the Sun
Carter's research and exploration into this history takes him to South America, India, and the Middle East, where he makes mind-boggling discoveries which challenge our entire view of human history. And before long, Carter finds himself with not only a large number of critics from across the world, but also a number of ardent followers.
Through the ages kings, rulers, power seekers and governments, have been trying secretly, and sometimes not so secretly, to get their hands on artifacts believed to have immense power. Examples include the Holy Grail, the Ark of the Covenant, Bachal Isu - the staff of Moses, carried by David, and the King of Kings, Jesus Christ, the Spear of Destiny, the time machine "the glock" created by the Germans during WWII, and ancient lost cities with hidden fortunes of gold and artifacts with unimaginable powers.
There is a no shortage of unscrupulous, power hungry people who will do anything, including kill, to possess these relics- if they exist.
Most frightening of them all are the ancient texts that speak of earth's destruction by nuclear weapons thousands of years ago.
Do those nuclear weapons still exist?
If so where are they?
Can Carter Devereux discover them before anyone else can?
The Wolves of Freydis
Carter Devereux's idyllic world had been shattered and catapulted into chaos, and with it, the fate of humanity itself.
With a traitor in their midst who seems to stay one step ahead of them, it is a race against time for Carter Devereux and a team of Special Forces operators who must fight evils never before encountered.
Can they uncover the traitor, free the captives from an unknown location, and stop the evil from sweeping in and changing the world as we know it?
The Alboran Codex
In the year 106 AD, when the Roman legions marched on their capital at Petra, the Nabateans surrendered their empire to the Romans, without a fight, and according to historians ceased to exist.
But very few knew that the Nabateans didn't cease to exist, they just stayed out of sight for more than 1,900 years, and now they are on the verge of implementing their final plan.
Carter Devereux, with his knowledge of the City of the Giants and their library in the Egyptian desert is the only obstacle in the way to achieve their goals.
Therefore, the order of the Council of the Covenant of Nabatea is clear; "We MUST have that information. All of it. Move in on Carter Devereux... and get it at all costs, up to and including the killing of everyone... ."
The Nabatean Secret
Sentries at the Main Gate of Patch Barracks had turned away the last of the local Fasching revelers an hour or so before, laughingly joking with them that the Barracks were too quiet for their parties. A few soldiers, somewhat worse for wear after joining the locals for the opening night of Germany's "Fifth Season", straggled in around midnight. They were cheerfully waved through the gate by the envious guards, who had pulled duty that night and didn't get to celebrate.
Since then, the night had been still, only the night sounds typical of the region breaking the silence. The cell and radio tower behind the thick trees was lit by an eerie glow from the remains of the Fasching bonfire a few miles away. It would be six long hours until sunrise and their relief.
The peace of the night lulled them to silence.
Behind them, an eerie blue-white blinding flash bloomed. . .
Genre: Thriller
Nothing New Under the Sun
Carter's research and exploration into this history takes him to South America, India, and the Middle East, where he makes mind-boggling discoveries which challenge our entire view of human history. And before long, Carter finds himself with not only a large number of critics from across the world, but also a number of ardent followers.
Through the ages kings, rulers, power seekers and governments, have been trying secretly, and sometimes not so secretly, to get their hands on artifacts believed to have immense power. Examples include the Holy Grail, the Ark of the Covenant, Bachal Isu - the staff of Moses, carried by David, and the King of Kings, Jesus Christ, the Spear of Destiny, the time machine "the glock" created by the Germans during WWII, and ancient lost cities with hidden fortunes of gold and artifacts with unimaginable powers.
There is a no shortage of unscrupulous, power hungry people who will do anything, including kill, to possess these relics- if they exist.
Most frightening of them all are the ancient texts that speak of earth's destruction by nuclear weapons thousands of years ago.
Do those nuclear weapons still exist?
If so where are they?
Can Carter Devereux discover them before anyone else can?
The Wolves of Freydis
Carter Devereux's idyllic world had been shattered and catapulted into chaos, and with it, the fate of humanity itself.
With a traitor in their midst who seems to stay one step ahead of them, it is a race against time for Carter Devereux and a team of Special Forces operators who must fight evils never before encountered.
Can they uncover the traitor, free the captives from an unknown location, and stop the evil from sweeping in and changing the world as we know it?
The Alboran Codex
In the year 106 AD, when the Roman legions marched on their capital at Petra, the Nabateans surrendered their empire to the Romans, without a fight, and according to historians ceased to exist.
But very few knew that the Nabateans didn't cease to exist, they just stayed out of sight for more than 1,900 years, and now they are on the verge of implementing their final plan.
Carter Devereux, with his knowledge of the City of the Giants and their library in the Egyptian desert is the only obstacle in the way to achieve their goals.
Therefore, the order of the Council of the Covenant of Nabatea is clear; "We MUST have that information. All of it. Move in on Carter Devereux... and get it at all costs, up to and including the killing of everyone... ."
The Nabatean Secret
Sentries at the Main Gate of Patch Barracks had turned away the last of the local Fasching revelers an hour or so before, laughingly joking with them that the Barracks were too quiet for their parties. A few soldiers, somewhat worse for wear after joining the locals for the opening night of Germany's "Fifth Season", straggled in around midnight. They were cheerfully waved through the gate by the envious guards, who had pulled duty that night and didn't get to celebrate.
Since then, the night had been still, only the night sounds typical of the region breaking the silence. The cell and radio tower behind the thick trees was lit by an eerie glow from the remains of the Fasching bonfire a few miles away. It would be six long hours until sunrise and their relief.
The peace of the night lulled them to silence.
Behind them, an eerie blue-white blinding flash bloomed. . .
Genre: Thriller
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