The thrilling bestseller from Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Scarecrow series and the new Jack West Jr novel The Two Lost Mountains. BOOK 1 IN THE JACK WEST JR SERIES AN ANCIENT SECRET Two thousand years ago, it was hidden within the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Now, in the present day, it must be found again... ONE HERO TO FIND IT Captain Jack West Jr - part soldier, part scholar, all hero. The odds are stacked against him and his loyal team: nine brave companions taking on the most powerful countries on earth. AN ADVENTURE LIKE NO OTHER From the pyramids of Egypt to the swamps of Sudan, to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the boulevards of Paris: the desperate race begins. FOR A PRIZE WITHOUT EQUAL The greatest prize of all: the power to end the world or rule it. AND SO THE GREAT ADVENTURE BEGINS Praise for The Seven Ancient Wonders 'Reilly at his best ... unrelenting menace and dangerous situations that unfold at breakneck pace' - Daily Telegraph 'A story of such action-packed intensity as to make Raiders of the Lost Ark look like an outing for the Retired Archaeologists Pension Club' - The Age