{"product_id":"the-whispering-crypt-anne-storer-9781960237286","title":"The Whispering Crypt: A Dark Archaeology Short Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomething ancient has awakened beneath the sands of Egypt.\u003cbr\u003eAnd it's calling names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a forgotten tomb is unearthed deep in the Saqqara plateau, archaeologist \u003cb\u003eDr. Hatem El-Amin\u003c\/b\u003e hears something impossible-a whisper echoing from inside a sealed sarcophagus that hasn't been opened in four thousand years. Days later, his workers flee the site, leaving behind a half-buried camp and a single survivor who won't speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter \u003cb\u003eTara Watson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAlex Simms\u003c\/b\u003e, field investigators for the International Archaeology Agency's \u003cb\u003eParanormal Archaeology Division\u003c\/b\u003e. Tasked with uncovering what happened at the dig, they arrive to find a deserted camp, an archaeologist on the edge of madness, and a discovery that defies every law of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut they're not the only ones interested in the tomb.\u003cbr\u003eA corrupt, ruthless financier arrives with a team of mercenaries, claiming authority from the Egyptian government. His true purpose: to recover a hidden artifact said to grant its possessor unnatural power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Moreau forces open the chamber, the whispers return-stronger, hungry, alive. What begins as an archaeological mystery becomes a desperate fight for survival as the sands of Saqqara tremble with something that remembers being buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Tara and Alex must face an ancient intelligence that doesn't speak in words but in resonance, using sound itself as a weapon. The deeper they go, the more they realize the tomb wasn't built to honor the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was built to contain them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you're looking for halloween books for adults, this novella will keep you on the edge of your seat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Storer,Ernest Dempsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960237284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960237286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 138 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Anne Storer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450366406911,"sku":"9781960237286","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_400ace96-5e59-48cd-a43f-ffe7824d9ae2.jpg?v=1777267372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-whispering-crypt-anne-storer-9781960237286","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}