{"product_id":"the-mesa-code","title":"The Mesa Code","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1glpdmz\" data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"955\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eSeven marks. One hidden location. And someone determined to make sure it stays secret.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1155\"\u003eMax Carter expects his camping expedition to Hunts Mesa to be about spectacular sunsets, sandstone cliffs, campfires and exploring one of the most extraordinary landscapes in the American Southwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1195\"\u003eThen he photographs something unusual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1274\"\u003eAmong ancient markings on the rock is a symbol that seems strangely familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1510\"\u003eSoon Max, his sister Ruby, their friend Ethan and local teenager Talia Begay discover that similar markings appear at different points across the landscape. When the locations and directions are compared, they begin to form a pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1571\"\u003eA pattern leading somewhere that doesn't appear on any map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1616\"\u003eBut someone else knows what they are doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003eA memory card disappears from their tent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1696\"\u003eFootprints appear outside the camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1765\"\u003eThree unexplained lights move silently through the valley at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1842\"\u003eA forgotten survey marker carries the same symbol they have been following.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1954\"\u003eAnd beneath the desert lies evidence of a secret research programme that was supposedly abandoned decades ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1956\" data-end=\"2187\"\u003eWhat begins as an irresistible puzzle becomes a dangerous race across mesas, canyons and forgotten installations as the four friends uncover the remains of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2112\" data-end=\"2133\"\u003eProject Echoglass\u003c\/strong\u003e and a modern experimental system known as \u003cstrong data-start=\"2176\" data-end=\"2186\"\u003eMIRAGE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2225\"\u003eSomeone wants the project protected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2264\"\u003eSomeone wants the evidence destroyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2320\"\u003eAnd the children may have already discovered too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2591\"\u003eWith a desert storm closing in, communications failing and their route home becoming increasingly uncertain, Max, Ruby, Ethan and Talia must rely on observation, courage and one another to solve the seven markings before the people pursuing them reach the answer first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2659\"\u003eBut the greatest surprise may not be what lies beneath Hunts Mesa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2726\"\u003eIt may be what the ancient clues were really trying to tell them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"3064\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"2774\"\u003eThe Mesa Code: A Monument Valley Adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e combines a gripping wilderness expedition with mystery, exploration, archaeology-inspired clues, secret technology and escalating thriller suspense. It is designed for readers who enjoy dangerous discoveries, hidden bases, codes, survival adventures and mysteries where every clue matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3267\"\u003eThe novel also carries an important theme beneath the adventure: ancient landscapes and cultural sites deserve respect, and discovering something does not automatically give us the right to disturb it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3316\"\u003eAnd just when the mystery appears to be over...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3318\" data-end=\"3345\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3318\" data-end=\"3345\"\u003ethere is one mark left.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3347\" data-end=\"3570\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3347\" data-end=\"3364\"\u003eBook details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback adventure novel • Author Eric Henry • Illustrations by Questbound Studios Ltd • Published by Questbound Studios Ltd, UK • First Edition • First printed in the UK in 2026 • ISBN 978-1-911943-03-7.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Questbound Studios Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":67718071386416,"sku":"9781911943037","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-mesa-code","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}