Novelist Joan Wilder and wanderer Jack Colton are on a perilous trek through the fierce North African Desert in search of the priceless Jewel of the Nile. It's an exotic escapade filled with raging storms, fierce desert tribes, dark dungeons, power-hungry villains, and political intrigue.

Washington, D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Pre-crime unit is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who set him up.