See the Desert and Die

ARABIA 1980-
What was in this desert worth dying for?
This question haunts ethnographer Layne Darius when she comes to the forbidding Arabian Desert, determined to discover why her mother, journalist Katherine Darius, vanished here eight years ago.
Diplomat David Markam is disturbed by his sudden attraction to Layne and alarmed when she disregards warnings that she is stirring smoldering fires.
Danger and love build relentlessly as Layne is drawn into a dissident’s cause, and David works desperately to save both their lives.
First in the David Markam Mystery Series.