After their adventures on the excavations of Kara Tepe in Iran and Ayios Petros in Cyprus Rosalind Bernaud has persuaded Philip Trevasco to come to her uncle’s property in the Australian Outback. His archaeological expertise is needed to solve the riddle of her grandfather’s death. Philip’s faces raw bush life to understand what is special about Nardoo Spring and the nearby Bluff. The secrets of Aboriginal lore and ancient Gondwanaland connect in this third adventure. Can Philip survive the modern and primeval forces ranged against him, and still keep the love of his Australian beauty?