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Hi, this is William Ramsey. Welcome to William Ramsey Investigates on today's show of a very special guest.

His name is Brad Rikas, spelled R-I-C-C-A.

And he published in September 2021, just a couple months ago, the following book titled True Raiders,

The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to find the legendary Ark of the Covenant.

Really fascinating, interesting historical book, but this is not his first book.

He's also written Super Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster,

the creators of Superman in 2013.

Also,

1917, no, sorry, Mrs. Sherlock Holmes,

the true story of New York City's greatest female detective

in the 1917 missing girl case that captivated a nation that was 2017.

And then also all of the lion heart,

lost love, imperial spies, and one woman's Journey into the Heart of Africa, published 2020.

But a really interesting kind of book.

I didn't know any that this even occurred, so I really was a delight to read.

So Brad Rika, are you there?

Yeah, thanks for having me on, William.

It's real pleasure.

Awesome. Well, thanks for being here. Do you pronounce your name Rika or is it Richa?

That's a great, great question, because it's supposed to be, I mean, we pronounce it Rika.

But it's supposed to be, I used to live in Little Italy in Cleveland where I live.

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