Sandstorm

This sixth action-packed thriller by James Rollins is set deep in the Arabian desert, where various parties race to be the first to a lost city and the secrets it holds. A bizarre explosion destroys a rare and valuable collection of Mideastern antiquities at the British Museum. Lady Kara Kensington, whose family donated the collection, is determined to find out the cause of the accident. Clues lead her and her companions--the collection's curator, a daredevil archaeologist, and a U.S. secret operative--to the semi-mythical city of Ubar. Once there, they will find an ancient energy source and its fiercely protective guardians, a combination that poses a threat to the entire world.