<p><b>Nimbly weaving politics, history and science through a rip-roaring plot, from Afghanistan to Washington, Sydney to London,<i>The Alexandria Connection</i> is a spectacular and stylish ride.</b></p><p></p><p>A New World Order is upon us.…</p><p></p><p>In the shifting desert sands of Egypt, rumours abound of a lost papyrus that will reveal the true purpose of the Pyramids of Giza. Could these ancient monoliths be the source of a new kind of energy, one that comes at no cost to the planet? CIA agent Curtis O'Connor and archaeologist Aleta Weizman are determined to find out.</p><p></p><p>Close by, a shadowy and powerful group known as Pharos meets in Alexandria, its membership a closely guarded secret. Its first order of business: to orchestrate chaos on international financial markets with a series of spectacular terrorist attacks on the world's fossil-fuel supplies.</p><p></p><p>And in Cairo, amid the anarchy of Tahrir Square, thieves have broken into the famed Museum of Antiquities and stolen one of the world's priceless artifacts: the mask of Tutankhamun. Is the audacious theft linked to the Pharos Group?</p><p></p>