The sixth brilliant book from Andy McDermott - Clive Cusslers heir apparent. The world is in shock when Michelangelos David is stolen from a museum in Florence Italy. The latest in a series of audacious thefts of historical treasures its only a matter of time before another priceless artefact is targeted. When the Talonor Codex -- a great Atlantean explorers account of his travels -- is stolen it becomes clear that the thefts form only part of the raiders ultimate plan. The codex holds clues to the location of the Vault of Shiva and its fabled contents -- the legendary Shiva-Vedas the chronicles of the ancient Hindu god of destruction. Witnesses to the latest daring robbery archaeologist Nina Wilde and former SAS soldier Eddie Chase are forced into a treacherous hunt across the world to discover the vault before its secrets fall into dangerous hands. The vaults prize is a treasure beyond price but it may also be the catalyst for global annihilation...