NEW EXPANDED EDITION This is the first in a series of historical novels involving a cast of characters in a dangerous archeological expedition visiting a series of authentic historical sites. The mysterious murder of an archeologist investigating the Akhenaten period of ancient Egypt leads Brad Beck and his partners on a perilous journey to Rome and Egypt in an attempt to decipher an ancient obelisk code leading to a treasure buried in the time of the pharaohs. The plot is based on the historical record of the Pharaoh Akhenaten period of ancient Egypt with fictional modern characters chosen to draw the reader into this suspense-filled journey.