Indiana Jones is known for his epic journeys, treasure hunts, and his thirst for knowledge. The archaeologist’s adventures had him hunting for biblical artifacts, godly stones, crystal skulls, and much more. While the Indiana Jones movies are not based on books, many authors have managed to capture Indiana Jones’ spirit and the wild situations he always found himself in. If you are a fan of Indiana Jones and looking for books with treasure hunts, lost artifacts, buried secrets, and epic journeys, here are 10 recommendations!

The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne

Lila and Tess are the daughters of a famous archaeologist, Dr. Warren Ford. While the two couldn’t be more different with Lila living as a Manhattan socialite and Tess wanting to follow in their father’s footsteps, both daughters have always lived in his shadow. When a secretive organization believes Dr. Ford’s daughters are the key to finding a lost relic, things quickly turn sinister as Tess is kidnapped. Lila and her father must find her and prevent the Serpent’s Crown from ending up in the wrong hands.

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The Lost Sisterhood by Anne Fortier

Diana Morgan is an Oxford Lecturer obsessed with Greek mythology and the Amazons. Her colleagues look down on her fascination with the Amazons, but then a well-financed foundation makes Diana an offer she can’t turn down. Alongside a guide named Nick, Diana heads to North Africa where she uncovers the name of the first Amazon queen, and the heroic journey she had that led her to the center of the Trojan War. Diana and Nick are on the hunt for the fabled treasure left behind by the Amazons, but Nick has an agenda of his own, and there’s a shadow at Diana’s every turn. With no idea who to trust, Diana is on a daring quest for the truth that could change the world.

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The Pharaoh’s Secret by Clive Cussler

When a new powerbroker schemes to build a glorious new Egyptian empire using an aquifer beneath the Sahara, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala must put a stop to it. But the stakes are raised to new heights when a plant extract is discovered in the City of the Dead that is rumored to take life from the living and restore it to the dead. Kurt, Joe, and the rest of their team have to learn the truths of these legends before the world is changed forever.

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The Imperial Alchemist by A.H. Wang

In 210 BCE, China’s most powerful emperor sent his most gifted alchemist and sorcerer on a quest to find the fabled elixir of life. His fleet never returned. Now, esteemed archaeologist Georgia Lee is on the hunt for a man who might hold the secret to the world’s biggest discovery yet. Georgia’s search goes from China to Japan, Australia, and Taiwan. But somewhere throughout her quest, she suspects that she might be the prey.

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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

While exploring her father’s library one night, a young woman discovers an ancient book and a collection of old letters. The woman is thrown into a twisted labyrinth of family secrets hidden in the depths of history. The search for the truth leads to an adventure through monasteries, libraries, and Eastern Europe.

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The Hunt for Atlantis by Andy McDermott

Archaeologist Nina Wilde is sure she has found the location of the lost city of Atlantis and with the help of some others, she is about to make a discovery that will change the world. But a powerful and mysterious organization will stop at nothing to keep this 11,000 year old secret hidden. Nina’s own parents are among those who have died in their quest to find Atlantis, and now Nina and her team are on a race against time as danger and death creep closer and closer.

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The Alexander Cipher by Will Adams

When an old tomb is discovered in Alexandria, Egypt, Daniel Knox manages to join those participating on the new dig. He discovers signs and clues that may be the key to unraveling one of the world’s greatest mysteries: Where is Alexander the Great buried? Almost 2,500 years after his death, archaeologists, Egyptian officials, and Macedonian Nationalists continue to fight over Alexander. Everyone is on the hunt for the most glorious prize, and no one plans on stopping until they get it.

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Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly

An ancient legend says that a solar event will cause worldwide destruction every 4,500 years, but whoever sets the Golden Capstone on top of the Great Pyramid at Giza will prevent disaster and gain world domination for a millennium. The Sun is turning once more and while many nations are searching for the missing Capstone and battling each other, Jack West Jr. leads a group of small nations hoping to avoid any one country having such unstoppable power. The race for the treasure hunt is on, and it will span over continents as everyone tries to find the seven wonders of the ancient world before power falls into the wrong hands.

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The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley

The lost Ninth Roman Legion is one of history’s greatest mysteries. The legion disappeared from the history pages while marching north from York. When Verity Grey’s boss believes he has discovered their resting place, Verity heads to modern-day Scotland to search for them. But her boss’s only evidence is a local boy who says he saw a ghostly Roman soldier walking in the fields. Verity might find the answers to an unsolved puzzle, but she might also uncover secrets that were buried for a reason.

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Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

In 2005, a volunteer at an archaeological dig discovers a cave with two skeletons, strange writing on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth. Eight hundred years earlier, right before a brutal crusade tears apart southern France, a young woman is given a ring and a book by her father for safekeeping. The book holds the secret of the true Grail and the ring is inscribed with a labyrinth and serves to identify a guardian of the Grail. Now, as crusading armies gather, it will take everything to guard the secrets of the labyrinth.

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What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

In this compelling sequel to What the River Knows, Inez Olivera’s search for the truth about her parents’ deaths takes an even darker turn. After a transformative journey across Egypt, her uncle presents her with a difficult choice: marry her adversary, Whitford Hayes, or relinquish her inheritance. But Whitford, a British soldier, is guarding secrets of his own—secrets that could bring Inez’s quest, and her safety, to a perilous end.

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