Used book – WAR TIGERS, DAVID GIBBINS, ANNE-CAROLE GRILLOT

Turkmenistan, 19 BC. Roman legionnaires, escaped from the Parthian fortress of Merv where they were held captive, encounter a merchant on the Silk Road and steal a mysterious jewel from him. They have since been pursued by a formidable warrior who has the appearance of a tiger. Nearly 2000 years later, in 1879, Lieutenant John Howard, an officer in India, tries to quell the rebellion of a tribal people. It is during an expedition deep into the jungle that he discovers a troglodyte temple, in which there is a strange sword. A few years later, he disappears in Afghanistan. What happened? This is what Jack Howard, internationally renowned archaeologist and great-great-grandson of John Howard, tries to find out. From his ancestor, he inherited a strange sword with a tiger-shaped gauntlet, as well as his diary. Jack then travels to Rajasthan, following in his ancestor's footsteps, to one of the jungle temples. There, he discovers the tomb of a Roman, as well as a strange inscription referring to a lost jewel...