The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary
ISBN-10
0451223195
ISBN-13
9780451223197
Series
The Sanctuary
Category
Fiction
Pages
629
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Penguin
Author
Raymond Khoury

Description

More than 250 years after a pretender marquis escapes the decimated palazzo of his vengeful prince, an American Army unit discovers a secret lab in Baghdad where dozens of victims have been subjected to torturous experiments, a finding that places two bold women on the trail of an ancient mystery. Reprint.

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