Special Forces Intelligence Operative Grant Casey races time and Afghan insurgents in three missions guaranteed to get your heart racing—and introduce you to the heroes of the Bone Guard adventure novels! The Chief's Boss: When his commander plans a mission that risks the life of a captive scientist, Grant volunteers to rescue her—or die trying! The Secret Word: An air strike planned to destroy a nest of Taliban bomb makers will also destroy a lost library, unless Grant can follow the clues to get the books to safety. The Buddha's Hand: Embedded with the enemy at the site of the ruined Bamiyaan Buddhas, Grant discovers a covert monk, and a secret that might kill them both!

A secret map... a legendary lost tomb... an army determined to bury it forever! Former spec ops intelligence officers in a deadly race to follow a musical map to Genghis Khan's tomb! After his abrupt departure from special ops intelligence, Grant Casey thought the Bone Guard would be his new start. A team specializing in securing historic and cultural sites around the globe—with new conflicts exploding daily in sensitive archaeological regions, how could it fail? But a distinct lack of clients suggests his idealistic vision may not have been such a hot idea after all. Just when the venture seems doomed to fail, Casey runs into university researcher Liz Kirschner, who has uncovered a musical map to the secret burial of the Great Khan himself. An assassination attempt, arson at the archives, and the support of a shady Hong Kong billionaire clinches The Bone Guard has their first client! Racing the Chinese government bent on destroying the legacy of the man who conquered their land, the Bone Guard hunt for clues from Cambridge, England to the steppes of Mongolia, dodging assassins, and secret police, forced to rely on untrustworthy souls from a thief known as the Phantom, to Grant's old the guy who hates his guts. As these forces converge on the map's stunning destination, Casey's idea for the Bone Guard may turn out to be a very good one indeed! The Bone Guard. . .where adventure and history ignite. "If you thought thrilling tales of archaeological discoveries and conflict began and ended with the Indiana Jones movies, you’d be wrong. In her gripping Bone Guard series... the talented E. Chris Ambrose tells tales not only of action, but of discovery and dedication of those determined to save important relics from our past. Impeccably researched and well-written, this series is highly-recommended.” Brendan DuBois, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Summer House

A sunken U-boat, a desert hit squad, a family secret that might bury this veteran forever! When his grandfather is attacked during a break-in at the tribal center, Grant Casey flies home to Arizona intending to say goodbye to the old man he's hated all his life. But the old man tells Grant to take a run—sending him to discover the desecration of their family's sacred items.His grandmother's basket is missing and an immigrant is found beaten, with an ancient bone in his stomach. The search leads Grant to a white supremacist organization seeking to connect with their Nazi heritage while they hunt for a reputed Nazi the stolen bones of Peking Man. The last man who knew their whereabouts spent a few years in a WWII internment camp not far from the reservation, and indigenous scouts helped to track down those who escaped from the camps. Now Grant must follow the clues from a map of the stars to a graveyard for B-29's. Grant's family secrets won't stay buried in his quest to find the truth and stop the murderous rampage of a neo-Nazi who finds himself betrayed by the person he trusted the most.Will Grant recover the most famous skeleton ever lost—or will he join the bones in their eternal rest?

A Templar betrayal, a stolen throne and a madman who would be king A simple assignment goes horribly the Bone Guard runs afoul of modern knights, ancient Assassins and the self-proclaimed King of Jerusalem, hell-bent on reclaiming his throne. In the palace of the Byzantine Emperor stood a technological wonder fusing mystic symbols and ancient the awe-inspiring Throne of Solomon, challenging the unworthy with automated figures made of gold. In 1204, the Fourth Crusade pillaged Constantinople and cast the throne into darkness, the stuff of legend. . . until now. When a wealthy roboticist hires the Bone Guard for her charity photo shoot, it's the perfect chance for some R'n'R. Stand around looking tough, transfer an ancient manuscript, retire to the client's mansion for a night of luxury—what could possibly go wrong? Then Grant's stand-in gets shot, their objective stolen and the archive catches fire. So much for Nick's mantra of "details, not ops." Instead of kicking back with champagne, Grant and his wingman plunge straight into danger, chasing a killer, a thief, and an old adversary they know as the Phantom. Their client is lying, their objective is missing, and their reputation is on the line—along with their lives—as they hunt for clues in Turkish baths and ruined churches from Istanbul to the Dead Cities of Syria. Modern wars spark ancient rivalries, leaving Grant caught between the man who would be king, and the mystery shrouding his throne. The Templars are after Grant's head, and the next target is the woman who ignited his heart. The Bone Guard is on the job and the legend's about to get real. Bone Guard. . .where adventure and history ignite! Read as a standalone, or enjoy the series!

A secret stash, a hidden crypt, a father's love—spelled out in bloodWhen his commander's estranged daughter vanishes in Guatemala, Grant Casey treks a deadly jungle and dives a sacred cenote to free her from a drug smuggler looking for a stash in a Maya pyramid.Before his death in a rain of gunfire at her Quinceañeria, Raxha's druglord father encoded a map on a cacao cup, a map that might lead her to millions in drugs in the tomb of Maya royalty. Unfortunately, his old mistress gave the cup to some Americans to prevent Raxha from completing the delivery and drawing the village back under the influence of the deadly Zetas cartel. Determined to claim her father's legacy, kidnapping is only the beginning of a quest that may end with Raxha tearing out the heart of her enemy.Awakened by a call from his old commander's ex, and sworn to secrecy about the rescue mission, Grant's integrity is torn. Does he betray his client's trust, or the man who hated him for so long, the man who risked his life to save Grant's own? He sets up for his CO to follow the clues while he tracks down Lexi's friends to find the cup—and only then finds out Lexi's boyfriend is missing, too. How complicated could this get? Oh, yeah, Lexi is deaf, the police are complicit, and their adversary keeps a pet jaguar. When the ransom exchange goes south, Grant embeds with the bad guys in a desperate attempt to rescue the victims before they become the latest blood sacrifice.

A stolen library, an old adversary, a league of warriors lying in wait… When they receive a package from the Warden—the old-school Nazi whose hirelings nearly killed Grant in Arizona—Grant's surprised it's not a bomb but a job offer. The Warden holds the clue to a stash of Italian artworks stolen by the Nazis, which includes a thousand-year-old library stolen from the Jews of Rome. Trouble is, the stash has been tapped to raise money for the Gladio, a secret anti-Communist army established after WWII. D.A. talks the Bone Guard into taking the job, but how do you know whom to trust when the Nazis write your paycheck? The Gladio leader wants his treasure, the Bone Guard wants to save the library—and the Warden's not saying what she's really after. A young historian helps them sort out the clues, from a ruined town to a buried Flak Tower, but they're completely unprepared for what they find… When betrayal comes, even Grant can't brace for impact. The Bone Guard returns in their most dangerous adventure yet!

A hidden masterpiece points the way to a treasure lost since the fall of Rome! Before fleeing her Mossad pursuers, the Warden leaves Grant a final gift—or is it a curse? An unknown Caravaggio, coveted by collectors, and hunted by the man who chained Grant to a sinking ship and left him for dead. When the painting goes missing, an ambitious art restorer will do anything to gain access to the lost work—even if it's over Grant's dead body. Renaissance science and the artist's tragic life and untimely death provide the clues, while D.A.'s past rises to haunt the hunters. The last thing Grant wants is to get involved, but if his enemy wins the race, it's literally the beginning of the the flame to inspire the Apocalypse.