The Heretic Cypher
About this ebook
When Egyptologist Alex MacLure’s friend and mentor dies he’s stunned to discover she’s left a message—hidden, encoded, and meant only for him.
With a mysterious artifact and a trail of cryptic symbols, Alex is thrust into a deadly race against time. What begins as a quest to finish her research quickly spirals into a chilling conclusion: her death was no accident. She was murdered for what she discovered.
Now he’s the next target.
"National Treasure/Da Vinci Code and Egypt... a hit"
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About the author
Born in the UK, Murray Bailey Is the author of numerous thrillers. The main protagonist is Ash Carter, an ex British Special Investigator operating in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The main series is set in Singapore. From the prequel series, based in Cyprus and Israel, The Prisoner of Acre won the 2025 Page Turner Award. The Heretic Cypher is the first book of a trilogy featuring a young Robert Langdon-type character decrypting secret messages written by an ancient Egyptian.
Murray is well traveled, having worked in the US, South America and a number of European countries throughout his career as a management consultant. However he also managed to find the time to edit books, contribute to articles and act as a part-time magazine editor.
