Mummies! Tombs! Grave Robbers! I love mystery novels, especially the trashy ones. This synopsis'll get you up to speed on all that evil grave robbing vocabulary you missed in class. There are three names in this text that are Chinese transliterations of English names, so I've given it my best guess. The first, 弗里德曼, I didn't even try to translate, so I stuck with Fulideman (Fleiderman?). For the second, 利普霍恩, I went with Philip Horn. And the third, 吉姆•契, I went with Jim Qi. If anyone's got a more standard translation for these names, please leave a comment!

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1) 历史悠久的印第安古墓吸引着大批专业考古学家，同时也吸引着心狠手辣的盗墓贼——人称“时间之贼”。
　　
2) 年轻的考古学家弗里德曼博士无故失踪；警局附近连续发生两起盗窃案；神出鬼没的神秘传教士；古墓附近惨死的盗墓贼……这一切有着怎样的联系？丧妻的利普霍恩和倒霉的吉姆•契如何打破僵局，解开重重谜团？

3) 盗墓，打扰了死者的灵魂，必将会遭到报应。

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1) A historically important American Indian tomb has attracted a large number of expert archaeologists, but has also attracted a viscous and merciless grave robber known as "The Theif of Time". 
　　
2) Young archaeologist Dr. Fulideman has gone missing; two incidents of theft have happened near the police station; a mysterious missionary appears and vanishes; a grave robber dies tragically near the tomb... what is the connection between these events? How will widower Phillip Horn and down-on-his-luck Jim Qi untangle the riddle?  

3) Those who rob graves and disturb the souls of the dead inevitably will suffer retribution.

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