Jam-packed, Fast-paced Action with Real-life Historical Facts!
Book #1 in the Alex Hunt Adventure Thrillers Series
Riddle solving artifact hunting, courage and danger are at the core of this page-turner that will have you experience Africa from your favorite armchair like never before!
When Alex Hunt’s mother tragically dies during her lifelong quest to find Africa’s ancient lost city of Rhapta, Alex develops Agoraphobia –an unnatural fear of specific places and situations. She vows to never go on another archaeological expedition again.
So when her father, Professor Charles Hunt, Head of Archaeology at a prestigious British University mysteriously disappears several years later, she is forced out of hiding to find him.
With nothing to lose, battling her worse fears and with the mighty University behind her, she travels to Tanzania, Africa in search of her missing father.
Tasked to accompany her, the inexperienced Sam Quinn joins her on an action-packed adventure through the treacherous African jungle. Faced with an abundance of danger, fear, and heartache they come face to face with sabotage, crime, and betrayal that will test their inner strength and will to survive.
Will she find her father and the infamous lost city of Rhapta or will she die at the hands of the natives who believe the vanished city is best kept undiscovered?
Based on the true legend of Rhapta
About 2000 years ago, Rhapta was speculated to be the first real metropolis of Africa. The lost city was substantially known for its abundant produce of tortoiseshell and metal weapons amongst traders.
Rhapta soon became one of the wealthiest ancient civilizations in the world and was mentioned in the Greco-Egyptian writer, Claudius Ptolemy’s book “Geography.”
The fact that he captured his findings in his writings proves that they knew of the city’s existence as far back as 50AD.
But approximately 1600 years ago, at the peak of its existence, the entire city suspiciously disappeared.
The city vanished without any trace and with it took bounds of artifacts and architectural insights.
For years, archaeologists, scholars, and divers have been baffled by Rhapta’s disappearance.
The exact location is not known. However, it is believed to have been somewhere off the coast of Tanzania, near Mafia island.
The Lost City of Rhapta is a true myth upon which this thriller adventure novel was based. To read more about Rhapta, click here
My inspiration for writing this novel came from the fact that I was born and raised in South Africa. How could I not write about this beautiful continent after having been on several African safaris myself?
The book was set in Tanzania, Africa. For more info about this country, please click here
★★★★★
“I read a lot of history, historical fiction and fantasy , with that being said, I seldom find myself reading current day mysteries. That is now subject to change! Urcelia Teixeira’s The Rhapta Key is a barn burning, faced paced adventure into the wilds of Africa with all of its exotic beauty and intrigue. I really enjoyed the premise and characters of the book and will definitely continue reading this series. BTW….did I mention that this was really a FUN read?!!”
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★★★★★
“This book has excited me to no end. The thrill ride adventure it took me on as I read page after page, made it feel so real. It was both informative as well as compelling as the story continued on. I can’t wait to read the next in the series of Alex hunt and her adventures. This is the first I have read by Urcelia Teixeira but this is one amazing book that all need to read.”
Goodreads Reader
★★★★★
“This book has excited me to no end. The thrill ride adventure it took me on as I read page after page, made it feel so real. It was both informative as well as compelling as the story continued on. I can’t wait to read the next in the series of Alex hunt and her adventures. This is the first I have read by Urcelia Teixeira but this is one amazing book that all need to read.“
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