Operation Red Jericho

<p>A sister and brother's search for their missing parents uncovers a mysterious secret society in an action-filled sea-and-land saga centered in 1920s Shanghai.</p><p>For Joshua Mowll, it was the surprise of a lifetime. There, among the archives inherited from his great-aunt Rebecca MacKenzie, was a 1920s journal recounting the thrilling and dangerous adventures of fifteen-year-old Rebecca and her younger brother, Doug, in the wake of their parents' mysterious disappearance in the deserts of China. Now carefully re-created in a lavish volume — complete with cloth binding and a journal-style elastic clasp — the siblings' tale begins aboard the <i>Expedient</i>, their uncle's enigmatic research ship, and moves at a breathless pace through the streets of Shanghai and on to a terrifying island fortress. </p><p>Along the way, Doug and Becca encounter an ancient order of Chinese mercenaries, a brutal pirate warlord, a feisty Texan heiress, and a stolen cache of a volatile explosive called zoridium. By their saga's end, the intrepid duo has exposed a murderous plot involving their parents and uncovered a high-minded secret society hidden from the world for hundreds of years.</p><p>Interspersed are such &quot;archival&quot; elements as:</p><p> — elaborate diagrams and maps<br /> — vintage photos and illustrations<br /> — documents with stamps, seals, and watermarks<br /> — four full-color gatefolds, the largest a six-page foldout<br /> — extensive appendices and notes </p><p>Painstakingly researched and packed with authentic detail, <i>Operation Red Jericho</i> is the first of three nonstop-action tales of intrigue by first-time author Joshua Mowll — historical fiction at its finest.</p>