'Pavlou's fast-paced storytelling really carried me along - a powerful read' ObserverWhen Detective James North is called urgently to a hostage scene at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, he's surprised by two unusual things. Firstly, the hostage taker - a young man called Gene - is wielding a bronze-age sword like an expert warrior, keeping the NYPD at bay. Secondly, though they've never met, Gene is asking for North by name.All either man knows is that he has an instinctive need to kill the other.So begins North's search to discover his true history with Gene - a history that takes him far, far into his past and beyond, and a secret that men will kill for, a secret that stretches from twenty-first century New York to the Trojan Wars, a thousand years before Christ.This time though, both men know the cycle is coming to an end, and the secret could destroy them both.Praise for Stel Pavlou'It will satisfy anyone … Written by something who knows what they're talking about' Mail on Sunday'A fascinating blend of science, mythology, language and much more' Independent'Exhilaratingly imaginative' Sunday TimesBiographie de l'auteurStel Pavlou lives in Kent. He has worked in various jobs, received a degree in American Studies and written the script for the film THE 51ST STATE, starring Samuel L Jackson and Robert Carlyle. Visit www.stelpavlou.com