The Curse Of Senmut
Ardis Cole: Book #1
- By: Loretta Jackson/Vicki Britton
- Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
- Length: 9 hours 53 minutes
Description
This is book #1 in the new Ardis Cole mystery series. Ardis is an archaeologist (a female Indiana Jones), and in this adventure she travels to Egypt to help excavate a minor tomb of ancient origin recently discovered by her mentor, Jane Darvin. When Jane is murdered, Ardis must assume responsibility for the project. With the help of mysterious Blake Lydon, She must unravel the tomb’s mystery - an ancient secret concerning two miniature obelisks of gold hidden by Queen Hatsheput’s lover, Senmut, over 2,000 years ago. As Ardis uncovers the ancient mystery she finds herself personally involved in a modern action tale of hatred, murder, and revenge.
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Ardis Cole Series

The Curse Of Senmut
By: Loretta Jackson/Vicki Britton
Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
This is book #1 in the new Ardis Cole mystery series. Ardis is an archaeologist (a female Indiana Jones), and in this adventure she travels to Egypt to help excavate a minor tomb of ancient origin recently discovered by her mentor, Jane Darvin. When Jane is murdered, Ardis must assume responsibility for the project. With the help of mysterious... Read more »
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Unmarked Grave
By: Loretta jackson/Vickie Britton
Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
Length: 9 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
This is book #2 in the new Ardis Cole mystery series. Ardis travels to Scotland to do a facial reconstruction on a skull her friend Bruce McBrier has discovered in the woods outside his ancestral castle. Because of an ancient ax buried in the skull, Bruce presumes the skull to be a historical relic, possibly the remains of a medieval ancestor... Read more »
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The Crimson Masquerade
By: Loretta Jackson/Vicki Britton
Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Ardis travels to China to help her elderly friend, Dr. Yong Po, locate a Han dynasty cave tomb. Her American associate, Grant Merlin, fails to join her as planned. Grant had fallen out of favor with the University when a small jade miniature was stolen from a traveling exhibit under his charge. Sheri, Grant’s ex-wife joins Ardis instead of... Read more »
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Murder And The Monalet Ruby
By: Loretta Jackson/Vickie Britton
Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
When Ardis is sent to South Dakota to handle a bequest of pioneer and Sioux artifacts left to the University of Chicago by wealthy private collector Anthony LaMoine, she gets a load of trouble that she hadn’t expected - a stolen ruby, a friend’s missing son, and a skeleton in the cellar! Ardis learns that Anthony had an adopted son. For reasons... Read more »
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The Destruction Of Neva
By: Loretta Jackson/Vicki Britton
Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Ardis Cole is summoned to Russia to help Grant Merlin’s friend, Nikolai, locate a priceless marble statue called Neva. The life-sized sculpture vanished seven years ago along with the artist, Nikolai’s uncle Treve Savik. Most people believe Treve destroyed his masterpiece then committed suicide after being jilted by the statue’s beautiful model,... Read more »
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Killer Of Eagles
By: Loretta Jackson/Vickie Britton
Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Ardis Cole braves a sudden blizzard on her way to the isolated Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to help her friend, Ella White Owl, locate her missing niece. Carrie, an art teacher at Shadow Pass High School, appears to have simply vanished without a trace. Medicine man Jim-Walks-Alone shares with Ardis his disturbing vision about a “killer of... Read more »
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The Pirated Emerald
By: Loretta Jackson/Vickie Britton
Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
Length: 8 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
When Ardis Cole’s colleague, Red Michels, meets with a fatal accident, she volunteers to take over his project. Ardis flies to Galveston, Texas, where in 1858 the old clipper ship, The Fortune, wrecked in a hurricane. Known to be aboard the sunken ship is a fabulous gem--the Sea Star Emerald--once stolen by the infamous pirate, Jean Lafitte.... Read more »
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Consider me Dead
By: Vickie Britton & Loretta Jackson
Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Troubled teenager, Jenna Carrington, leaves her father a note to “consider me dead” before she runs away from home. Five years later the skeletal remains of a female murder victim are found in the river near Sydney, Australia. Archaeologist Ardis Cole traces Jenna’s flight to a homeless shelter on the outskirts of the city. Safe Port’s manager,... Read more »
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