Silver & Smith and the Jazeer's Light
History belongs to everyone. Power never does.
In a near future of graphene windows, cardphone bracers, and private fortunes large enough to rival governments, the most dangerous object in the world is ancient: a plain brass oil lamp.
Silver makes his living recovering things other people cannot. He is a mercenary, a bounty hunter, and a man who trusts escape routes more than people. When betrayal leaves him to die beneath China's Terracotta Army, his unlikely rescuer is Henrietta "Hank" Smith, a sandy-haired archaeologist with an Irish lilt, a custom rifle, and an inconvenient belief that priceless history belongs in museums.
Their paths cross again when financier Aaron Roberts offers them a fortune to find the Jazeer's Light. The Persian relic is rumored to unite criminal organizations beneath a single ruler-and, according to legend, to house a powerful djinni.
Finding it means crossing the rain-slicked streets of London, infiltrating a private auction in Thessaloniki, surviving the chaos beneath an erupting Mount Etna, and following an ancient trail into the ruins of Persia. The Yamaguchi-gumi wants the lamp. The Sicilian Russos want it. Roberts is playing his own game. And Saman Kazemi, the strange young man who always appears one step ahead, knows far more than he should.
Silver reads threats. Hank reads history. Neither is prepared for what the Light can actually do-or what trusting each other may cost.
Silver & Smith and the Jazeer's Light begins a globe-spanning series built on archaeological mystery, sharp banter, near-future invention, supernatural danger, and an earned partnership between two capable, complicated people.
For readers who enjoy historical puzzles, supernatural artifact hunts, exotic locations, clever technology, and adventures with both wit and heart.Customer Reviews
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