The Egyptian Mukhabarat are now after her and trade off between allies and foes. They may even be safer than the CIA, which is a difficult realization for Charlie. However, several times they protect her from other more sinister factions. They want the Pandora equation and will take her forcibly back to their country and the promise of torture if needed to secure it. The Israeli Mossad agents kidnap her briefly in Egypt after she gets her first clue. She is still an untamed spirit when they treat her as an asset or a child. Through their many dangerous adventures, Charlie trusts them to the degree that she trusts anyone that wants the dangerous knowledge she has. Her half-brother Dante and his girlfriend and CIA partner, Milana Moon, are trying to find her, keep her safe, uncover the mystery, and get her back to headquarters to learn the Pandora equation that only Charlie knows. Charlie is now 13 and is on the trail to figure out the treasure that Cleopatra left behind. What I Loved: Fans of Stuart Gibbs Spy School and the previous two Charlie Thorne books will be happy with this next edition of the Charlie Thorne series. *Review Contributed by Connie Reid, Site Manager* In a breathless adventure that takes her across the globe, Charlie must fight for her life against ruthless enemies, match wits with Cleopatra, and solve the two-thousand-year-old mystery to prevent the most powerful treasure of the ancient world from falling into the wrong hands. She left a series of devious clues behind for her children to find it, but they were lost to history…until now. However, Cleopatra knew Octavian was really after the mysterious item that was the source of all her wealth and influence, so she hid it before committing suicide. In 30 BCE, Cleopatra and her husband, Marc Antony, lost their war against Octavian for control of the Egyptian Empire. This time, the great ruler Cleopatra has left behind an extremely valuable and powerful treasure, its location encoded on an ancient stone tablet. Charlie Thorne isn’t going down without a fight.Īfter tracking down incredible discoveries by Einstein and Darwin, Charlie is back. In this third book in the Charlie Thorne series from bestselling author Stuart Gibbs, Charlie tracks down Cleopatra’s greatest treasure in Egypt.Ĭharlie Thorne is a genius.

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