Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short. In this exotic Thriller Short, bestselling author Javier Sierra heads to faraway places and forgotten cultures. When a university professor is violently murdered and his heart ripped out of his chest using an ancient weapon, the police are stumped as to who would commit such a horrendous act and why. But as his research assistant begins to compile key clues, including a message the professor left her before he was killed, science meets suspense, prophecy meets ancient culture...and life on earth will be forever altered. Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009), edited by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler.
