The Golden Sphinx
- Author Lex Faulkner
- Narrator William Hope
- Publisher Boldwood Books
- Publish Date 16 January 2026
- Run Time 10 hours and 34 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Adventure fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime.
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What to expect
Get ready for a BRAND NEW, action-packed archaeological thriller series from Lex Faulkner. If you like Luke Richardson and Ernest Dempsey you will LOVE this! 💥📚
A mysterious ancient relic. A forgotten civilization. A truth that could change the world forever.
In 1906, an Egyptologist uncovered a map carved in stone inside an ancient temple. Convinced that it pointed to a lost city of gold somewhere deep in the desert, he set out on another expedition the following year. He was never seen again.
In present day Yale, a professor is brutally murdered on the university campus, and a mysterious artefact is stolen from its vaults.
Former Delta Force operator Ethan Frost is used to high-pressure situations, but when his former mentor Professor Goodwin is murdered and an old journal in his care is stolen, Ethan is pulled into a world he thought he'd left behind. Intent on bringing Goodwin’s murderer to justice and retrieve the stolen artefact, Ethan teams up with the professor's research assistant and three of his former associates from the military.
They soon discover that the professor’s murder is connected to a conspiracy led by a ruthless Egyptian magnate seeking to re-write history and reshape the world in his image. Following the clues from the journal, the team venture to Cairo and the barren, sun-scorched deserts of Egypt, where a forgotten city and a truth that could change the world wait to be uncovered.
With a trail of bodies in their wake and nefarious forces bent on their destruction closing in, Ethan’s team must race against time to find the lost city and unravel the ancient mystery.
Indiana Jones meets Bruce Wayne - you will not be able to put this book down!
Readers love Lex Faulkner's adventures ❤️
A rip roaring adventure! Bit of science, ancient history and general gung ho. Loved it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Very exciting! Lex must put a lot of research into these novels that span many diverse geographic locations and different cultures. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Better than Bond! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Fast paced action with a historical twist. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Perfect amount of action, intrigue and adventure too keep the mystery of the hunt whirring from page to page. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
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