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Nothing New Under the Sun

A suspense thriller
By JC Ryan
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Archaeologist Carter Devereux's research leads him to an unsettling conclusion: our ancestors may have been far more advanced than we ever imagined. Following an ancient trail across South America, India, and the Middle East, he uncovers evidence of prehistoric civilisations with technologies that rival—or even surpass—our... Read More
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What if everything we know about history is wrong?

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Archaeologist Carter Devereux's research leads him to an unsettling conclusion: our ancestors may have been far more advanced than we ever imagined.

Following an ancient trail across South America, India, and the Middle East, he uncovers evidence of prehistoric civilisations with technologies that rival—or even surpass—our own.

Most disturbing are the texts that describe nuclear devastation thousands of years ago. As Carter races to uncover these ancient weapons, he finds himself caught between powerful forces who would kill to possess such artefacts. His discoveries challenge everything we thought we knew about human history, but they might also hold the key to humanity's future—or its destruction.

Nothing New Under the Sun is the first book in J.C. Ryan's Carter Devereux Mystery Thriller series, blending archaeological adventure with a race against time to prevent history's deadliest weapons from falling into the wrong hands.

Praise for the Carter Devereux Mystery Thriller series:

★★★★★ An absolutely awesome read!!

★★★★★ Very hard to put down.

★★★★★ This deserves a ten-star rating.

★★★★★ JC Ryan hits another home run with Carter Devereux.

★★★★★ One of the finest science fiction/fact books I have read.

★★★★★ ...strongly recommend.

★★★★★ One of my favourite authors.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781036710200

Publisher: Vinci Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vinci Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 394g

Pages: 406

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction JC Ryan

About the Author

Since the publication of his first book, The Tenth Cycle, JC Ryan's books received high acclaim from readers who bought more than 800,000 of his books and read more than 57 million pages. Ryan has been married to his college sweetheart since 1978. They have two daughters, two sons-in-law, and one grandchild. Before he started writing mystery-suspense novels, Ryan got a military degree and served as an officer in the military for seven years before a crippling back injury forced him to change careers. He returned to university, studied law, and became a lawyer, running his own private practice for more than fifteen years before he moved to another country, became an IT project manager, and finally, in 2014, got the opportunity to pursue his lifelong dream of being a writer. If you want to know more about JC Ryan and when his next book will come out, please visit his website at http://www.jcryanbooks.com, where you can download free eBooks and sign up to receive an email when he is about to release a new book.

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