It took a long time to finish this book, it was one of those cases when life got in the way, unfortunately. Oh, let's not forget about Jaden Wolf which I'm so happy to see again. He's got such a mouth to himself and he's a very interesting character. It was a blast to have them team up again after their last encounter (The Demon Club) which was truly mindblowing. I love seeing old secondary characters resurface in Ben's life and we see them team up for more adventures. It's good for keeping consistency without creating more and more new characters. While this is beneficial for new storylines, reusing old characters and adding more plotlines to their story builds on them and adds new layers and plotlines to the whole world of the books.

At home in Le Val in Normandy, Ben's restless. Jeff, his business partner has a heavy cold and isn't fit for human company and Tuesday has gone home to Jamaica to see his family. So when ex-SAS major Ben Hope hears former bounty-hunter Madison Cahill is missing there he knows tracing her will test him to his limits. His only lead? An ancient lost city founded by Alexander the Great, rediscovered by Madison’s archaeologist father.

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I like the fact this book touches on such a notable historical figure like Alexander the Great. Scott Mariani intertwined history in his books in such a skilful manner, keeping it as realistic as possible without it turning into the fantasy genre as it often happens with way too daring subjects (e.g. Atlantis, Excalibur and so forth, these topics almost always resemble more fantasy than a thriller). PDF / EPUB File Name: Graveyard_of_Empires_-_Scott_Mariani.pdf, Graveyard_of_Empires_-_Scott_Mariani.epub I so love how Ben gets pulled into these kinds of missions despite his unwillingness and desire for a mundane life. As if fate wants him to keep doing what he does best let's face it, Ben is one of a kind man with such an incredible and unique skillset, he's what I like to call a one-man army. It was another great read in the ever-expanding Ben Hope adventures and might I say, one of the most dangerous ones he had to face. The topic choice is brilliantly related to such a big event in the last year. And how fitting the title is - this land seems to be truly cursed, whoever dares come across it loses and it bears fruit to nothing, well nothing good.

The 26th edition in the former SAS Major Ben Hope series by Scott Mariani is yet another explosive, high-octane thriller and one of the best so far in this series. I have been an ardent follower of the Ben Hope series and all of the plots are concoctions of action, conspiracy theories, and historical mysteries. This is no exception to its predecessors, with an archeological twist to Alexander’s lost city and his hidden treasures. As they uncover old secrets, they find modern ones are just as dangerous. Who is the mysterious ‘Spartan’ that the British officials are so desperate to extract from behind enemy lines? And outnumbered and outgunned at every turn, is the pressure of being the last hope of the innocent too much to bear when surviving past sundown seems impossible? Since discovering the work of Scott Mariani, I have been highly impressed with the series as a whole, as well and many of the individual books. Mariani uses his strong writing ability to entertain the reader while providing a significant amount of history to prop up the fictional side of the story. There is so much for the reader to enjoy and pique an interest so that they might explore more information on their own. These are stunning thrillers that never lose their impact.

Some wars are destined to be fought forever…