The Italian edition has the title La Cospirazione del Minotauro (The Minotaur Conspiracy).

In so doing North discovers his own origins, that of a soldier from the Trojan War who is reincarnated seven times through history, forced to confront his nemesis each time, all for the loss of his one true love.In dealing with genetic memory, Pavlou has drawn on both the nature of lineage, and the nature of self.

Several characters all stem from the same source, and so as their memories become unlocked during the course of the novel, they each identify with being the same person at a distant point in history.

In New York City Detective James North has been called to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to deal with a mentally unstable man who has run amok amid the exhibits.

Cyclades (born circa 1300 BC) Incarnations of Cyclades Athanatos (born circa 1500 BC) Incarnations of Athanatos Detective Martinez Cassandra Dybbuk Doctor Shepherd Gene has been listed in the Daily Mirror's Top 10 books to look out for in 2005.