**Don't miss the this exciting, New York Times bestselling adventure
from Preston & Child, in which the secrets of a mysterious ancient
tablet may point the way to untold treasure--or unspeakable danger.
***"I just want to be crystal clear about this: if it has value, we're
gonna steal it. Are you with me?"*Effective Engineering Solutions has
been inexplicably shut down and the head of the company, Eli Glinn, has
all but vanished. Fresh off a diagnosis that gives him only months to
live, Gideon Crew is contacted by one of his coworkers at EES, Manuel
Garza, who tells him the two have mere hours to collect their belongings
before the office closes forever. After years of dedicated service and
several high-risk missions, theirs seems like the most ignoble of
terminations-until Gideon and Garza happen upon an incredible
discovery.After centuries of silence, a code-breaking machine at EES has
cracked the long-awaited translation of a centuries-old stone tablet,
the Phaistos Disc, that dates back to an otherwise completely unknown,
ancient civilization. The mysteries of the message itself hint at
incredible treasures, and perhaps even a world-altering secret. No one
remains at EES to take on this most remarkable mission but Gideon and
Garza. The two agree to solve the mystery of the disc's message and
split the spoils: the perfect parting gift their employer doesn't know
he has given.What lies at the end of the trail may save Gideon's life-or
bring it to a sudden, shocking close. As Gideon and Garza soon discover,
some missions are more dangerous than others. But as Gideon has proved
again and again, there's no such thing as too great a risk when you're
living on borrowed time.
