Publisher's Synopsis
Archaeologist Matt Chow is an Asian American who found fame in the remnants of a timeworn Central America. His new-found success attracts people of his past. A best friend long-known in his field of studies has interest in Matt Chow. A phone call from a different time-zone wakes Matt Chow in the middle of the night. The call is about an archaeological find that convinces the Asian American he can add another accolade to his early thriving career. The Promise Land of many historians, Egypt, awaits the famed Archaeologist. The modern culture speaks to Matt Chow. The people, the religion, the current state of the country awakens his senses as Chow is being chauffeured by his collegian friend Ryan. The reunion between the two begins serene until a sudden mystery befalls Matt Chow. A mystery straddled in lies and deceit. Near ancient Egypt burials a door is unearthed. What exist behind the door is something that has lived through centuries locked away buried. Deep down into a tomb Chow's life becomes spared. He is spared and shown a different account of history, where anthropologist have recorded the ancient world wrong. Matt Chow becomes captivated by mirror images of a mystique gem. Looking into the gem Matt Chow sees the past unknown to the modern world. N Lateef makes his writing debut with the action packed tale of wealth, love, legacy and power in 'Born In Crete.' Traversing Southern Europe and Northern African, Born In Crete is a gripping revelatory adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Savion is coming into his manhood during the Beja Trials in Northeast Africa. The Beja Trials advance young Beja men into the Beja Army. The Beja Trials are the final transition from child to man. Not a celebration like the Bar Mitzvah, but a series of battles for ones life. Born not of that region Savion's contradistinctive features have coined him the name 'Mullatto.' Savion knows little of his real origins only that his mother died at his birth. The amulet that he don's once belonged to her. He keeps it close to his heart at all times. Savion has survived the Trials. He is now a Beja Warrior. But little does he know that his first battle will reveal hidden secrets as to his true birthplace and birthrights that will change his life forever.