Jordan Jacobs
1 SeriesJordan Jacobs is an American author renowned for his children's mystery and adventure series, Samantha Sutton. With a deep-rooted passion for archaeology, he has conducted research in nearly 50 countries and participated in an excavation at age 13. Jacobs holds positions in archaeology and cultural policy, notably as Head of Cultural Policy at the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley. He resides in San Francisco with his family.
In "Samantha Sutton and the Labyrinth of Lies," the first book in Jordan Jacobs's series, young Samantha joins her Uncle Jay on an archaeological excavation in the Peruvian Andes. Her dream adventure turns challenging as she navigates the presence of her older brother, Evan, and Jay's scrutinizing colleagues. The situation escalates when the project's key artifacts vanish, and Samantha must confront the local legend of El Loco, a ghostly madman rumored to haunt the ruins. Determined, Samantha takes on the mystery to recover the temple's treasures before they are lost forever.
