The Sacred Vault

The Sacred Vault is a adventure, action, historical novel written by Andy McDermott. It was originally published in 2010. The book is the sixth in Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase series, sequel of The Cult Of Osiris and followed by Empire Of Gold.

Summary
A DARING HEIST. A PRICELESS ARTIFACT. A SECRET LOCKED SAFELY AWAY—UNTIL NOW.

When Michelangelo’s David is stolen from its museum in Florence, it’s only the latest in a series of audacious raids on the world’s greatest treasures. But American archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-mercenary Eddie Chase, discover the raiders’ ultimate target when the Talonor Codex—a cryptic travel journal that Nina found in Atlantis—is snatched from a well-guarded exhibition right in front of their eyes.

The codex holds clues to the location of the Vault of Shiva and its mythical contents: the chronicles of the ancient Hindu god of destruction himself. From a deadly shootout in San Francisco to a hidden valley in the snowbound Himalayas, Nina and Eddie must run a labyrinthine gauntlet of ruthless killers, corrupted faiths, and twisted ambitions to reach the sacred vault ahead of a cunning billionaire with a plot to remake the world—after he brings this one crashing down.

Plot
In Italy, november, Giancarlo Mistretta is driving through the Casentinesi forest to get to his apartment and celebrate with a party. He spots a BMW across the road with a wheel in the ditch and a woman waving at him. He stops to help her. Suddenly, she shots him in the face. Urbano Fernandez steps out of the woods. Madirakshi orders to drag away the corpse and reverse the car out of the ditch. He operates the tanker, and goes off with the truck.

In New York, Nina and Eddie are looking at the city from their office. Nina tells Lola to let Desmond Sharpe in. Eddie makes his condolences then leaves the room. Nina apologizes for not attending the funeral of his son, and says she was the cause of his death but Desmond reassures her and tells her she tried to save him.

Characters

 * Nina Wilde — The story's main protagonist.
 * Eddie Chase
 * Giancarlo Mistretta
 * Leany
 * Urbano Fernandez
 * Madirakshi Dagdu
 * Desmond Sharpe
 * Rowan Sharpe