The Syrian Stone

Chelsea is part of an international team of archaeologists who are
making the most of a tenuous cease-fire in the Syrian civil war to
excavate and conserve the historic remains of the ancient kingdom of
Ebla. The dramatic discovery of a new library of clay tablets inscribed
with cuneiform writing brings to the surface international tensions
between Syria and Israel. Will the revelations in the ancient tablets be
hijacked by vested interests?
Chelsea finds herself caught in
the middle of an international tug-of-war. Tensions increase when a
small boy finds some tablets inscribed with two types of cuneiform
writing that will enable archaeologists to translate the rest of the
tablets. The boy and the tablets become the target of international
intrigue. Chelsea must enlist the help of Tony, a shadowy character with
military training. But Tony is seeking a new life, one that will allow
him to deal with his own demons. She must also call on the help of her
colleague in the British Museum, Beanie, an IT genius.
Chelsea
must keep those she loves alive in an international squabble over who
can lay claim to being the rightful owners of the tablets—and manage the
greatest archaeological discovery of the century.