Mystery
The Deveraux Trilogy
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About the Book
John Deveraux is exploring the caves and rocks of Petra in Jordan. Climbing through a crack in the rocks, he falls down a 20 foot shaft. He breaks his arm, ankle and sustains a lot of injuries. He passes out and regains consciousness some time later in total darkness. Fortunately he finds his torch in his backpack and it illuminates a passage. He drags himself along the passage which bends here and there till he sees a black wall by which two skeletons with scraps of clothing on them. As he nears the blank wall he notices strange notch on the rock face. Forgetting his ankle he tries to stand. The pain is so great he faints, but as he falls, his fingers touch the notches.