Gunshots waken Ian Tunbridge, an assistant curator of classical antiquities at the British Museum, on his first day on a dig in California. The only way to save his life is to run for it, but luck is not on his side. At least, not until he meets Lucas Arpini, the brash American photographer who seems to have some sort of clue what’s going on. Together, they’re supposed to be the tools in finding an artifact nobody believes is real -- nobody, that is, except Lucas and the man kidnaps them both.<br><br>Ian doesn’t know what to believe. His colleagues are dead, he’s injured, and he has no choice but to put his faith in a gorgeous stranger. Their escape should lead them straight to the police, but when Lucas shows him pieces of the puzzle they were meant to solve, Ian is too intrigued to walk away. He wants to solve the riddle as badly as Lucas does.<br><br>Unfortunately, they aren’t the only ones ...

Riddle Me Wicked

“I wanted you back in London,” the stranger corrected. “It is far easier to work with the British government than the American, when it comes to extradition. If I had any hopes of having him tried in Egypt, I had no other choice.”


“You couldn’t have known we’d come back here.”


“Your books were here. Granted, I lost track of you when you left California, but when you resurfaced in New York, I knew everything was proceeding as planned. Ensuring you made it through immigration without problem was a relief by that point.” Headlights flashed across the closed curtains, making them glow. The stranger looked off to the side and smiled. “I believe it’s time to go, gentlemen.”


No answer from the stranger. He gestured toward the three remaining bodyguards, the largest two of whom holstered their weapons and approached Ian and Lucas. Lucas tensed for a fight, but the third still had his gun on them.


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