The Blade Of Shiva: Book Three of the Silk Road Series

Douglas Thorsby and his friends are trying to settle back into their normal lives after their defeat of Jang and Hsieh and the discovery of the immense Taklimakan Treasure in the deserts of Western China. Douglas is trying to figure out how the Chinese investigator Jen fits into his life now, while McAllister and Martin are in professional limbo over their involvement in foiling the military coup in China. They believe the episode is behind them, but people they have angered have long memories - and a longer reach. Our heroes become targets in a dangerous game with even higher stakes than before, against an unknown enemy who will stop at nothing to get what they want - and what they want is Douglas and everyone with him dead, but not before Douglas leads them to a source of power greater than anything ever devised. Using their skills and knowledge, Douglas and his friends must stay ahead of their enemies as they also attempt to uncover the source of this ancient, dangerous power. It's a race to see who will find it first and the winner may end up the world in their hands...at the risk of losing everything.