The Hiram Kane Archaeological Thriller Series by Steven Moore (The Feathered Serpent, The Samurai Code, Of Curses and Kings, The Shadow of Kailash)
The Feathered Serpent
A Betrayed Archaeologist. A Ghost from the Past. A Dozen Worthy Sacrifices.
Expedition leader Hiram Kane is holed up in his native England recovering from wounds both physical and mental, when his family receives a mysterious anonymous letter that dredges up nightmares from the past.
Could it also offer a ray of unexpected hope?
The Samurai Code
One lethal storm. One deadly criminal. One ancient code.
World-renowned expedition leader Hiram Kane is in Japan to speak at a conference when the deadliest storm in recorded history strikes. He launches into the rescue mission as flash floods cause chaos, death and destruction across the devastated region.
Yakuza boss Katashi Goto is retiring from the mob. Before he does, he has one more thing to achieve:
Blood revenge over a centuries’ old enemy.
Of Curses and Kings
He’s had enough death and disaster. He believes the madness is finally over. He’s been wrong before.
Hiram Kane has retired from a life of international exploration, sick of the tragedies that stalk him across the globe. When he’s offered the job of transporting one of the world’s most iconic artefacts back to its rightful home, working for the British Museum’s ground-breaking Artefact Repatriation Committee, it seems the perfect route into a simpler life.
But, when a mysterious organisation with devastating plans entangles with his, things once more plunge into chaos.
The Shadow of Kailash
Criminals getting rich. Terrorists getting powerful. Women getting killed... and worse.
World-renowned expedition leader Hiram Kane travels to India to honour the life of his murdered best friend.
But Kane's world is soon plunged into turmoil when a psychotic people trafficker kidnaps Alexandria Ridley, the love of his life, and disappears into the mighty Himalayas.
What begins as a risky rescue mission turns into a chilling foray into the world of weapons and drugs trading, sexual slavery and human trafficking...