Une aventure de Eddie Chase et Nina Wilde - La série

Après des années de recherches, Nina Wilde, une jeune archéologue new-yorkaise, est parvenue à localiser l’Atlantide. Malheureusement, elle est désavouée par ses pairs. Alors, quand le célèbre mécène Kristian Frost lui propose de financer son expédition, elle saute sur l’occasion. En compagnie d’Eddie Chase, un ancien agent des services secrets britanniques, et de la sublime Kari, la fille de Frost, elle s’embarque dans une folle aventure archéologique. Mais le sinistre Giovanni Qobras a juré de trouver l’Atlantide avant elle et de s’emparer du secret qu’elle recèle depuis plus de onze mille ans... De l’Iran au Brésil, des fonds de l’océan aux sommets de l’Himalaya, la quête de l’Atlantide mène à tout. À la mort, à l’amour… aux mystères les mieux protégés !

Un héros mythique -- L’archéologue Nina Wilde en est convaincue : Hercule, un des héros mythologiques les plus connus, posséderait son propre tombeau. Personne ne l'a jamais localisé, mais si elle découvre, elle remplira sa mission: protéger les trésors de l'humanité. Un trésor incroyable -- Mais Nina Wilde et son petit ami Eddie Chase ne sont pas les seuls à enquêter sur cette tombe merveilleuse. Le trésor qu’il contient attise toutes les convoitises. Et, notamment, celle d’une mystérieuse cabale, qui ne reculera devant rien pour s’en emparer. Un ennemi mortel -- De la Suisse à Shanghai en passant par Londres et le Botswana, Wilde et Chase sont lancés dans une course contre la montre. Ils doivent à tout prix découvrir le Tombeau d'Hercule les premiers...

Une arme légendaire Gravée d’une énigme menant à une source inépuisable d’énergie, elle rendrait invincible quiconque la porte au combat. Voilà pourquoi Excalibur, l’épée du roi Arthur, a toujours été si convoitée. Mais elle a disparu depuis l’époque des Templiers et certains pensent même qu’elle n’a jamais existé. Des tueurs sans pitié L’historien Bernd Rust pense l’avoir retrouvée, mais il a besoin de Nina pour financer ses recherches. D’abord sceptique, la jeune directrice de l’agence internationale du patrimoine refuse de s’engager... jusqu’à ce qu’une bande de mercenaires déterminés s’empare des travaux de l’historien. Une course contre la montre Wilde et Chase n’ont plus le choix : ils doivent trouver Excalibur en premier, pour le bien de l’humanité. Des déserts de Syrie aux étendues gelées de l’Arctique, Nina et son fiancé Eddie, ancien agent des services secrets, sont lancés dans une chasse au trésor qui promet bien des dangers... « On croirait voir le film ! » - Daily Express « Andy McDermott s’impose comme un nouveau maître du genre. » - Le Figaro Magazine

Au large de l'Indonésie, l'archéologue Nina Wilde fait une découverte explosive : la preuve de l'existence d'une communauté, plus de cent mille ans avant toute civilisation connue. Mais lorsque son navire est sauvagement pris d'assaut, il devient évident qu'une mystérieuse société secrète est prête à tout pour l'empêcher de révéler cette avancée historique. Avec son compagnon Eddie Chase, ancien garde du corps du SAS britannique, Nina se lance dans une dangereuse quête aux quatre coins du monde, des profondeurs de l'océan aux couloirs des Nations unies, en passant par l'outback australien. Est-elle sur le point de dévoiler la plus fabuleuse légende de tous les temps ?

A BURIED EGYPTIAN TEMPLE. A SECRET KEPT FOR 6,000 YEARS. A RACE FOR LIFE WORTH KILLING FOR. An international TV audience waits breathlessly as archaeologists prepare to break into a long-hidden vault beneath the Great Sphinx. But student Macy Sharif has already made her own shocking discovery: a religious cult raiding the site. Their prize? A map that will lead to something far more astounding: the lost pyramid of Osiris. Framed by corrupt officials, Macy goes on the run, trying to reach the only people who can save her before she is silenced permanently. American archaeologist Nina Wilde, once a renowned scientific explorer, now all but blacklisted by her colleagues, is trying to rebuild her reputation. But Macy’s plea for help will send Nina and ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase on the ultimate treasure hunt. From the streets of Manhattan to a yacht off Monaco to a buried desert site, they’ll follow an elusive trail stalked by a killer determined to uncover a six-thousand-year-old secret. And beneath the forbidding desert, they’ll enter a forgotten world both wondrous and horrifying, where the ancient God of Death has kept his secrets until now.

A DARING HEIST. A PRICELESS ARTIFACT. A SECRET LOCKED SAFELY AWAY—UNTIL NOW. When Michelangelo’s David is stolen from its museum in Florence, it’s only the latest in a series of audacious raids on the world’s greatest treasures. But American archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-mercenary Eddie Chase, discover the raiders’ ultimate target when the Talonor Codex—a cryptic travel journal that Nina found in Atlantis—is snatched from a well-guarded exhibition right in front of their eyes. The codex holds clues to the location of the Vault of Shiva and its mythical contents: the chronicles of the ancient Hindu god of destruction himself. From a deadly shootout in San Francisco to a hidden valley in the snowbound Himalayas, Nina and Eddie must run a labyrinthine gauntlet of ruthless killers, corrupted faiths, and twisted ambitions to reach the sacred vault ahead of a cunning billionaire with a plot to remake the world—after he brings this one crashing down.

Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase possess extraordinary pieces of an ancient puzzle that leads them from Singapore to the jungles of South America. Inside a storm of political and drug warfare, Nina is getting close to one of history’s greatest secrets: the mythical golden city of El Dorado. As one discovery unveils another, Nina realizes that a legendary Incan leader made a deal with his Spanish captors—and hid forever the real El Dorado. Now, Nina and Eddie face a maze of death traps and betrayals, including one that reaches into Eddie’s past in Afghanistan, even into his own family in England. Behind a waterfall in Peru is an unfound wonder of the world. And to get there, Nina and Eddie may have to sacrifice everything: their friends, their love for one another, even their lives.

Another brilliant Wilde/Chase thriller from one of the best in the business - Andy McDermott. Archaeologist Nina Wilde's life has fallen apart. Her husband, ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase is on the run, falsely accused of murder, and her only distraction has been investigating the origin of three strange statues stolen from her just before Eddie's disappearance. When Nina discovers they may be relics from the lost civilisation of Atlantis, it's clear that she has to get her head back in the game, and fast. Eddie, meanwhile, tries to stay ahead of the authorities as he hunts the man responsible for his fugitive status across the globe. A mysterious benefactor offers the information he needs - but the price will put him in direct conflict with his wife. When Nina learns that a Japanese industrialist has obtained the statues on the black market she immediately heads to Tokyo meet him, unaware that Eddie is already on his way. Their arrival unleashes a chain of events that could have devastating consequences for the world, setting Nina and Eddie on their most dangerous quest ever - with the future of humanity itself at stake...

The ultimate duo - Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase - return in their ninth action-packed adventure. Secrets from the past emerge to threaten archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, former SAS soldier Eddie Chase, when a Viking runestone is stolen by a murderous gang of raiders. The stone holds the key to an ancient evil concealed in one of Norse mythology's holiest places: Valhalla. Travelling to Sweden, Eddie and Nina find themselves in a race against time to locate the legendary hall of the Viking warriors - before rival powers claim its deadly contents for themselves. It is a quest that will force Eddie to revisit a dark chapter from his mercenary days that he has kept hidden from everyone...including his wife. Only Nina and Eddie can prevent the unleashing of a primordial terror from the depths of the earth. But even if they succeed, will the cost be greater than either of them could have ever imagined ... Source : Amazon

The last survivors of history's most evil regime have been hiding out in a remote corner of the globe, waiting for their moment to return. Now it has come, and only Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase can stop them... In the tenth explosive Wilde/Chase adventure, Nina and Eddie are sought out by a young man, desperate to warn them about a planned raid on the newly-discovered tomb of Alexander the Great in Egypt. But before he can explain more, he is assassinated by a wanted Nazi war criminal - who has barely aged in seventy years. As Nina and Eddie search for answers, they discover that the followers of Adolf Hitler are threatening to rise again. But the Nazis seek more than just power. They are also hunting for the greatest prize of all - immortality...

Join Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase in a digital exclusive short story from the international bestseller Andy McDermott. Also contains an exclusive extract from THE REVELATION CODE, the next in the Wilde & Chase series Nina Wilde is pregnant and feeling very alone. Reeling from the events of her last mission, in which a close friend died in their attempt to stop a resurgent Nazi force from stealing a great archaeological treasure, all Nina can do is try and find solace in her work. But there is one last survivor. A man determined to take his revenge on Nina for all that befell his brethren. Now he is in New York, waiting for his chance. Can Nina's husband, former SAS soldier Eddie Chase, stop him?

In the heart of Iraq, on the eve of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a CIA special forces unit met with Arab rebels near long-hidden ancient ruins, a place from which the Americans were direly warned to stay away. But team member Ezekiel Cross didn’t listen and made an astounding discovery—one worth killing for. Now Cross is a ruthless cult leader on an ominous mission. Convinced that he’s unlocked the secrets of the Bible’s Book of Revelation, he’s determined to gather four stone angels that will trigger God’s promised End of Days. And he’s not alone. A former U.S. president, with a vision of all-out religious warfare, plays a role in the dark plot. But while Cross may have the clues to tracking down the remaining angels, he hasn’t been able to match them to real-world locations. For that he has coerced famed archaeologist Nina Wilde into assisting him, using her husband, ex–special forces soldier Eddie Chase, as collateral. With Eddie held hostage, Nina is forced to recover relics of untold power from Rome to Israel. She must find a way to halt Cross’s mad quest, because the last piece of the puzzle is at hand—and with it comes the most terrifying revelation of all.

The twelfth in the fantastic Wilde/Chase series sees Nina trying to follow in her late mother's footsteps as she and husband Eddie search for King Midas' legacy. Fan Scott Mariani says that McDermott's adventure thrillers are full of 'action, adventure and mayhem aplenty'. if you read Cussler, Mariani or James Rollins you'll love this. A return to Atlantis The lost city has defined Nina Wilde's life. Her parents' obsession with Atlantis cost them their lives, but finding it brought Nina to her husband Eddie Chase and a series of archaeological treasures. A secret codex A decade later, the International Heritage Agency needs their help to locate the Secret Codex, an account of ancient Atlantean explorer Talonor's journeys, thought to be located in the dangerous underwater ruins of Atlantis. Unable to resist one more adventure, the couple join the mission. A king whose touch turns to gold But when a long-lost relative reappears in Nina's life, asking her to use the Codex to find a hidden cave containing the secret of King Midas, she is unprepared for the devastation that follows. The promise of unlimited gold has aroused the greed of powerful and ruthless forces... and only Nina and Eddie stand in their way.

Following on from THE MIDAS LEGACY, Andy McDermott's new Wilde and Chase novel sees our daring duo on the trail of a strange, ancient weapon of immense power hidden in a lost city deep in the African jungle. Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Chris Kuzneski, Dan Brown and Scott Mariani. Nina Wilde is back on the hunt. Now a presenter of her own TV documentary series, Nina is in Jerusalem. Clues found at the Ark of the Covenant recovery site have led her to the ruins of the First Temple, buried beneath Temple Mount. Within them, Nina spots an opening to a previously hidden chamber - a map room which contains a model of a mysterious city thought to contain a great yet dangerous power hidden by King Solomon himself. Analysing the clues, Nina believes that the city is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most dangerous locations on Earth. Eddie is in England with their daughter Macy but Nina's phone call is about to change everything. He has had his own problems in the DRC in the past and he isn't about to let Nina go there alone. Joining forces, Nina and Eddie are about to start a chain of events from which there might be no return...

After KING SOLOMON'S CURSE comes Andy McDermott's newest Wilde and Chase novel, in which the intrepid pair find themselves in a race against time - to stop an ancient Atlantean weapon (more powerful than an H-bomb) from falling into the wrong hands... before modern civilization is brought to its knees...