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Map of bones, James Rollins

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Map of bones

James Rollins

During a service at a cathedral in Cologne, Germany, a band of armed intruders dressed in monks' robes ruthlessly gun down worshippers and clergy alike. The killers haven't come for the church's gold and valuable artwork, but for the preserved bones of the Three Magi who once came to pay homage to a newborn saviour. The Vatican is in turmoil, and Lieutenant Rachel Verona of Rome's carabinieri is assigned to lead the investigation. But no ordinary police organization alone can deal with the bizarre theft and massacre, and SIGMA Force - an elite covert arm of the U.S. Defense Department - is called in under the command of Grayson Pierce. New to SIGMA, Pierce assembles a crack team of scientific and Special Forces operatives to unravel the mystery of the stolen bones, and together they set out on a twisting trail through a labyrinth of clues and dark revelations that carry them to the sites of the Seven Wonders of the World - and to the doorstep of the mystical and terrifying Dragon Court