title: McGowan's Gift
author: Edney, David C.
description: Renegade archaeologist Sam McGowan has spent a lifetime living on the edge: on the edge of the law, on the edge of respectability; some would say on the edge of good science. Now, with his so-called career in serious jeopardy, Dr. Carlo Bruni, McGowan's long-suffering boss, friend, and mentor, has arranged to have a chaperone accompany him on his next major dig. Bruni's choice, however...well, let's just say that Miss Deborah Jeanne Lott has her own agenda. And it involves far more than unearthing a few old trinkets in China!
  In this Sam McGowan Adventure, Dr. McGowan will learn more about the ancient text, In Quest of Phi: the Search for Creative Meaning than he ever wanted to know. Including how far some people in high places will go to ensure that the old book never sees the light of day! He will also learn some disturbing things about his own past which give In Quest of Phi, and his own unique gift, added significance.