Jean Dufaux

Året er 54 og Claudius er kejser. Murena er historien om Rom og spillet om magten. Mange kan måske huske Derek Jacobi i rollen som Claudius i tv-serien ”Jeg, Cladius” og hans intrigante kone Agrippina, Denne historie forsætter, hvor ”Jeg, Claudius” slap. Murenas første cyklus er historien om, hvordan en af verdenshistoriens mest udskældte kejsere, Nero, kom til magten.

En tid efter händelserna i Det gula tecknet samlas en grupp ur den brittiska societeten till ett hemligt möte. De är anhängare av professor Septimus idéer, den galne vetenskapsmannen vars terrordåd höll London i ett järngrepp några månader tidigare. Nu vill de föra Septimus arv vidare och söker efter en lämplig försökskanin.Professor Mortimer är i sin tur övertygad om att det går att använda Septimus spektakulära Megavåg inom den medicinska forskningen och har därför i hemlighet återskapat den märkliga Telecefaloskopet i sitt laboratorium. Men oförklarliga störningar stoppar experimenten och Mortimer frågar kapten Blake om råd. Denne ber i stället Mortimer hjälpa honom med att finna orsaken till ett mystiskt dödsfall som inträffat vid King s Cross. Samtidigt, inte långt därifrån, dyker det upp en figur i plommonstop, som med monoton stämma upprepar ett och samma namn: Guinea Pig.

Tasked by the queen to close the 'Septimus Wave' case once and for all, Captain Blake is facing a daunting task, for many questions remain unanswered. Where did the spaceship buried beneath London come from? What became of Lady Rowana and Professor Evangely? Meanwhile, Mortimer is trying to pull Olrik out of the catatonic state the villain has been in since his encounter with the ship's occupant. Has the threat to the nation truly been vanquished?

Deep in the heart of Africa, history is doomed to repeat itself as two women find themselves entangled in a powerful legend that could be key to one of the most coveted treasures on earth. With Jade having successfully stolen the lost treasure of the last Sultan, she, Lord Nelson, and Lady Nelson continue their passionate affair on a journey into Africa. But when a group of tribesmen savagely attacks them on their boat along the way, the complexities of this powerful yet cryptic culture begin to reveal themselves. Perhaps there is more behind the brutal attack than random savagery, perhaps there is a connection to the black pearl earring Jade now wears, which perfectly matches that of the tribe's goddess. Jade's granddaughter Kim Nelson embarks on a treacherous journey to reclaim the sought-after earring, the key to the treasure her grandmother stole decades ago. Diving into the mysteries of a secluded African culture, Kim must prove her worth through rituals of fire and flesh, much like her ancestor did, as she grows closer to discovering the coveted gem. But Kim isn't the only one looking for this precious earring, and now the race is on to uncover the truth before it's gone forever.

Love and politics collide in this seductive adventure as two women find themselves entangled in a race to unearth the legendary lost treasure of the last Sultan In present day Turkey, Kim Nelson continues her quest to recover the rumored long-lost treasure of the Ottoman Empire that only her grandmother, Jade, had the power to find. But Kim has inherited the powers of her alluring ancestor--powers that hold the key to a treasure that no one has ever laid eyes on; the powers of a djinn. Now, following her escape from Turkey's last remaining harem, Kim is finally ready to unlock the secrets of her heritage. However, Kim Nelson was not the first in her family to seek the treasure. Back in the early twentieth century, Jade has been kidnapped by Lord Nelson in his efforts to retrieve his wife from the depths of the Sultan's harem. It's not long before the captive falls in love with the captor, and the pair experiences an unprecedented passion. Now having stolen the hearts of both Lord and Lady Nelson, Jade will do whatever it takes to protect their love, even if it means stealing the great treasure of the last sultan.