King Solomon, the Bible's wisest king, also possessed extraordinary wealth. He built a temple at Jerusalem that was said to be more fabulous than any other landmark in the ancient world, heavily adorned with gold from Ophir. The precise location of this legendary land has been one of history's great unsolved mysteries. Long before Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel King Solomon's Mines produced a fresh outbreak of gold fever, explorers, scientists...

In this hilarious, hair-raising sequel to Patterson's "New York Times"-bestselling "Treasure Hunters, " the Kidd siblings continue to look for their kidnapped mother. Their rescue plan takes them down the Nile River in Africa, where they are drawn into a quest for the lost treasure of King Solomon's mines. Illustrations. Bick, Beck, Storm, and Tommy Kidd travel to Africa to track down priceless artifacts that will keep the family's treasure-hunting...