Darcy Darwin Alexander is in trouble yet again. He has stumbled into a frantic search for an ancient Greek statue. An expert art thief, a pseudo-spiritual group bent on destruction and a group of do-gooders protecting an ancient secret follow his trail closely. As he drags his family and his best friend into the search, he realizes nothing is ever what it seems and that there is indeed a little magic in the world. His adventure takes him from New York to Athens and the Greek Isles, and finally into the heart of Rome. The adventure takes his family into a world that will redefine everything they knew, and maybe take the first step towards saving the planet and all its inhabitants.Andres "Goliath" Montenegro is thrust back into a job he had left behind. After the tragic loss of his best friend, he has sworn to protect her daughter. He knows that her best chance is anonymity, but when she appears at an auction house, he has no choice but to enter her life and accept that she has no choice but to fulfill her destiny.Julieta "Scout" Ferrington believes that dresses are evil, considers duct tape an essential part of any hairstyle and would love the opportunity to punch anyone who crosses her. She is also the daughter of an opera tenor. Her cello is her greatest love and Darcy Darwin Alexander is her best friend. When he asks for help with his newest adventure, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to escape her nanny and live a little. She doesn't realize she stumbles into an adventure where she is no longer the sidekick, but the center of the plot.Samuel Mueller is at fifteen the best thief in the world. He knows it. When he is hired to find a statue lost for two hundred years, he knows it is too good of an opportunity to pass up. After all, he loves the income that comes with being the best. He doesn't realize that his adventure reminds him that he might have a heart. Thankfully, the feeling doesn't last long.
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