after risking her life to uncover a chinese imperial seal only to have it stolen by a cunning tomb robber archaeologist annja creed feels she has endured one treasurehunting fiasco too many but when a mysterious collector offers a reward for a priceless golden elephant annja gives in after all there are bills to be paid adventures to be hadthe artifact is said to be hidden in a vast and ancient temple complex in the mountainous jungles of southeast asia and annja must meet with various scholars in order to pinpoint its location but when each expert she visits is found dead annja fears someone else is after the artifactand her and shes probably next on the killers list