Changelings

When linguist Jack Dempsey’s briefcase disappears inside a five-star hotel, the theft appears ordinary. What was taken, however, is a priceless replica of a newly unearthed stone tablet—evidence that could challenge accepted ideas about the origins of civilization.

The trail draws Dempsey back to a remote archaeological dig high in the Himalayas. There, a team racing against superstition, extremist violence, and the elements uncovers carvings and fossilized symbols in languages that should never have appeared together.

As unexplained sounds echo from the cliffs, supplies vanish, and local stories of changelings unsettle the camp, the team’s alliances begin to fracture. Part literary thriller and part archaeological mystery, Changelings asks who writes history, what gets erased, and how much of human progress depends on forgetting the past.