The Stolen Chalice

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The black-tie gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art promises to be a star-studded evening. Oceanographer Cordelia Stapleton and archaeologist John Sinclair have flown in from Egypt to help celebrate with New York's elite.The next day they learn that an art theft ring struck New York while they were at the museum. All over the city, pieces of Egyptian art have been stolen--including the legendary Sardonyx Cup, an ancient Egyptian chalice. The stolen art is being sold to fund an international terrorist group planning a biological-weapons attack to topple the major governments of the world.Featuring bombings, kidnappings, and an appearance by John Sinclair's old love interest, Holly Graham, the action moves from a sprawling ranch in Wyoming, to a castle on Scotland's rugged coastline, and from a beautiful Mediterranean yacht to the mysterious canals of Venice. Romance sizzles as Sinclair, Cordelia and Holly Graham are caught in a love triangle, distracted by their emotions and unknowingly moving closer to mortal danger.