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This book begins with the theft of the sword of Alexander the Great from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece. The person accused of the theft is the museum's senior curator, Angus Johnson, father of Thane Johnson who is innocent. Proof of his innocence and recovery of the sword is undertaken by five clever and insightful youngsters: his son Thane, his daughter Alaina, his nephew Leo, and two friends of Thane, Achilles, and Thomas. Join the adventure as they solve the heist. Thane, his friends, sister, and cousin manage to put many pieces of the puzzle together. However, he ends up getting kidnapped, placed on a ship with the stolen artifact and shipped to Egypt, but during a stop in Chania, Crete, Thane manages to escape the ship with the sword with the help of U.S. security personnel who discover the captain is a criminal and a kidnapper. The teens successfully overcome several malignant characters to achieve a happy outcome.

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In this second book of "The Adventures of Thane Johnson" trilogy, Thane, his sister Alaina, cousin Leo, and friends Achilles and Thomas are off on another adventure in Greece. Thane and Leo are exploring the countryside around Delphi, Greece where they visit ancient ruins and caves. An earthquake reveals a chest with a strange device that can alter space and time, but no one is aware of its potential except its Kurdish inventor, the brilliant Dr. Zeynep Aktas. This book is filled with fast-paced adventure, well-developed and diverse characters, and sudden surprises.

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The kids from the Pagkrati district of Athens, Greece are at it again. Thane, Alaina, Leo, Achilles and Thomas have uncovered a smuggling operation involving hundreds of blood diamonds! Their confrontation with the international criminal, Pierre Moreau and his minions, takes the reader from Africa to Istanbul, Crete, and then on to Syros where a church robbery, an explosion, and a kidnapping nearly devour this band of friends. These adventurous teenagers always seem to find things that "go bump in the dark," but criminals beware. These young sleuths are a serious match for anyone.

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