Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Cleopatra's Needle
Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Steven Siebert
Class/Genre: Mystery Thriller Archaeology Terrorists
Forge, Jun 1999, $23.95, 352 pp.
Liam McKay showed Dan Rawlins, a renowned archeologist (at least among the masses), a picture of an ancient Egyptian ankh. Using his computer, Dan matched the picture with that of a half of an ankh owned by the museum. He asks his assistant, Marcy Lanford to find the museum's segment of the ankh. However, instead of giving the ankh to Dan, Marcy's corpse is found near CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE in Central Park. Other individuals including Liam are also killed.
At the same time in Cairo, Israeli agent Jacinda El- Bahri steals the other half of the ankh from the supporters of the dangerous PLO assassin Salameh. Soon Jacinda becomes a hunted person as Salameh's men try to regain the lost ankh. Salameh, who led the 1992 Munich Olympic massacre wants to combine the two segments of the ankh into a weapon of unsurpassed might that has not seen this planet since the days of the bible. Jacinda and Dan will soon meet up as seemingly the only forces in the way of the terrorist succeeding.
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE is an exciting non-stop thriller that will elate fans who relish a tale that mixes the magic of the ancients with the power of modern communication. The story line never gives readers a chance to catch their breath as they hop around the world. The characters are intriguing and intelligent, adding to the overall fun. With the millennium rapidly ending, Steven Siebert provides fans with a fabulous tale.
Harriet Klausner
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