Charles Brokaw Books in Order

An ancient artifact written in a lost language draws Harvard linguist Thomas Lourds into a search for Atlantis. As ruins emerge near the Spanish coast, powerful rivals pursue the discovery, fearing or coveting secrets that could transform human history.

A manuscript protected for centuries by a sacred brotherhood resurfaces, and linguist Thomas Lourds is needed to decipher it. Hunted by people intent on exploiting its hidden knowledge, he must unravel the text before its secrets unleash catastrophe.

Thomas Lourds travels to Jerusalem to examine an ancient text, only to find his friend murdered and the document missing. With graduate student Miriam Abata, he pursues a scripture whose secrets attract enemies seeking vast religious and political power.

An ancient scroll found in Afghanistan may reveal the location of Alexander the Great's lost tomb and the wisdom it contains. Thomas Lourds races to decipher it while Russian operatives and the Taliban pursue the same potentially powerful discovery.