Janina Ramirez follows in the footsteps of three men who set out across the globe in search of lost treasures. The discoveries they made - the real palace behind the myth of the Minotaur, a lost Viking ship and the world's oldest city - rewrote history. But the finds are not always what they seem, because the men behind them were products of their eras, driven by nationalism, colonialism, and ego while competing to stamp their mark on our shared past.

Chapter 1: The Minotaur's Palace
Janina is in Crete on the trail of the millionaire who discovered the mythical palace of the Minotaur and the first western civilisation, but who is now mired in controversy.

Chapter 2: The Viking Ship
Janina is in Scandinavia, investigating the lost thousand-year-old ship that transformed the fierce reputation of the Vikings and became a symbol of a nation's fight for freedom.

Chapter 3: World's First City
Janina is in Turkey, tracking a young explorer who found the world's oldest city and rewrote the beginning of civilisation - until his discovery became engulfed in scandal.

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