A nor'easter floods the cellar of the historic Shapely estate in Boston, and a timeless mystery is uncovered. Hidden for almost a century, the skeleton of a murder victim is discovered along with a glass goblet over a thousand years old.When Zarin's Chalice is stolen, A.T.T.F. investigator Ellis Parker is on the case.Following the trail of the ancient cage cup, Ellis uncovers the remnants of a massive geoglyph. Nestled within it lies Distant Horizons, a luxury doomsday community shrouded in secrecy. Initially it appears as though grandiose plans and fear-mongering are being used to prey on the anxieties of the rich by offering a semblance of normalcy underground when the world faces its darkest hour. But as Parker delves deeper, he unearths a far older secret hidden beneath the desert sands, one that people are willing to kill to protect.From the author of The Modern Pharoah and the Theo Ramage Thriller series comes an exhilarating new adventure. Join Ellis Parker as he does his best to juggle new cases... and old ones.