From the co-author of the two-million copy mega-bestseller The Rule of Four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon—perfect for readers of Steve Berry, Preston and Child, and Dan Brown.
 
For decades, December 21, 2012, has been a touchstone for doomsayers worldwide. It is the date, they claim, when the ancient Maya calendar predicts the world will end.
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According to 5000 year old Mayan prophecies, the present world will end on Dec. 22, 2012. Who were the Maya, who built pyramids and temples in the depths of the Central American rainforests? Where did they come from, and why did they suddenly disappear? Is their prophecy true? Will we suffer floods, volcanic eruptions, and complete chaos in the year 2012? This thrilling and controversial book offers some shocking answers, and reveals some catastrophies...

Archeologist Lina Taylor teams up with former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Hunter Johnson to track down four ancient Mayan artifacts that have disappeared.

A book perfectly timed for the re-setting of the Maya calendar in 2012... Part history, popular science, armchair travel, and real-life treasure hunt, this is the story of pre-Columbian jade-the precious stone revered by ancient Aztecs, Incans, and Maya-and the scientists, collectors, explorers and entrepreneurs who have been searching for the mythical jade mines for more than a century.

See inside the world of the ancient Maya code and hear how it was deciphered and what it all means.

Discusses the history, beliefs and everyday lifes of the Maya people.

Documents the true story of the nineteenth-century rediscovery of the Mayan civilization by American ambassador John Lloyd Stephens and British architect Frederick Catherwood, illuminating how their findings profoundly changed Western understandings about human history.