What begins as a simple mission of redemption soon turns much darker than expected. The attraction seems mutual and Hope forges into Egypt to find the killers and bring some balance to the Paxton family. However, Hope is also drawn to Colonel Paxton’s much-younger wife, Zara. While torn, Hope cannot help but remember the elder Paxton’s sacrifice when he was a young soldier and agrees to investigate. Eminent Egyptologist, Morgan Paxton, has been working to uncover the ‘Akhenaten Project' in Cairo, the most mysterious project of his life. With things running smoothly, Hope receives a call from Colonel Harry Paxton, a former colleague, who has a mission for him find his son’s murderers. Seeing an opportunity, Hope purchases some land in France and opens up his own training facility. However, in the world of Kidnap & Ransom, there is never a shortage of work. Having been through a number of professions in his short life, Ben Hope still wants to hang up his adventure goggles in some form.

Mariani brings Ben Hope back for his fourth full-length adventure, constantly reinventing this highly energetic protagonist.

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