Mazes, riddles, witchcraft . . . and centuries-old secrets

An Oxford classics scholar has discovered an ancient scroll.

A band of black-magic worshippers has gathered in London.

A map to three labyrinths hidden within Europe has been unfolded.

And an ancient mystery is calling . . .

Pursued by spies and secret agents, guarding the map from unseen enemies, August Winthrop plunges headlong into a Europe ravaged by war. But the map will lead him farther than he ever dreamed - into a series of labyrinths with the power to change the world.

From the Top 10 bestselling author of Sphinx comes the most dazzling novel of the year - a sophisticated, relentlessly exciting story in the tradition of Dan Brown, Robert Harris and Kate Mosse.