Pharaoh's Gold

701 BCE. Assyria lays siege to Jerusalem, the last stronghold of the Judeans.

In an audacious raid, a band of Kushite mercenaries—known as the Desert Mice—help force the Assyrians back from the gates of Jerusalem. But when a greedy general cheats them of their payment, the mercenaries must turn to plundering the dead: a fabled tyrant and his long-lost tomb.

In crossing an ancient pharaoh, the mercenaries will find themselves embroiled in an Egyptian power struggle, drawing the attention of a wrathful foreign king. Pursued by scheming nobles and a malevolent torturer, the Desert Mice set sail down the Nile—toward the Valley of the Kings.

Pharaoh's Gold by Thomas Krug is a thrilling tale of courage, deception, and survival set against the rich backdrop of ancient history.