Lost Empire Hayley Long for confusing and complicating matters

for confusing and complicating matters is second nature to a magician

Readers gain insight into the brutality she experienced

Hattie Shepherd fled the horror of the American South on a dawn train bound for Philadelphia

she is no longer sure what she wants

Sibyl has been cut: two deep knife wounds form a lethal cross over her stomach

Lost Empire Hayley Long for confusing and complicating mattersScuba diving off the Tanzanian coast, husband and wife treasure hunting team, Sam and Remi Fargo discover a huge ships bell, covered in cryptic carvings. But as they struggle to first recover the bell and then decode its clues, they find they are not alone in wanting to discover its secrets.