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The Balkan Escape (©2005)
by Steve Berry
eBook
Steve Berry's first ever eBook exclusive short story finds an adventurer in a strange and forbidding land, in search of a long lost treasure, and very much in harm's way.
As a favor to enigmatic billionaire Henrik Thorvaldsen, Cassiopeia Vitt treks into Bulgaria's Rila mountains in search of a buried stash of exceedingly rare artifacts from a bygone civilization: the ancient tomb of a Thracian king. But when her presence is discovered by a shadowy group of Russians secretly mining the area, she needs a way out. Who to trust becomes the question, and her life depends on choosing the right option.
Background: Cassiopeia Vitt is featured in The Emperor's Tomb — on sale November 23, 2010 — because she owes someone a favor but we are not told what. This short story explains how she became indebted
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