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20, 21C – See the nooks, crannies and fascinating uniqueness of Jerusalem
20, 21C – See the nooks, crannies and fascinating uniqueness of Jerusalem
Behind Lady Tunshuq’s Palace in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem, archaeologist, Max Keiser, has been found dead.
This is not the only dark event to happen in the ancient city for it is awash with dark and dangerous secrets. A doctor who was translating an ancient script discovered in Istanbul, is missing.
Sean Ryan wants to find out why his friend and colleague Max was killed and so with the help of girlfriend Isabel Sharp, he starts to investigate. but the city wants to hang on to its secrets and some would kill to keep them safe.
Well if it’s adventure and excitement you’re after and ancient city with scrolls and secrets to share, then you’ve come to the right place.
Feel the dust as the characters race around the city streets, the hot humidity of the Israeli sun on your back and the suspicions which follows you everywhere in this city of walls and statues. For walls have ears…..and eyes….
This is a race for the truth and a journey around the city of Jerusalem. This is a unique and significant setting for a religious secret that if revealed will shock the religious community but here Christianity and Islam are living side by side against a backdrop of tension and suspicion.
Facts and information about the culture and history of the city are interwoven to provide a fascinating background to both the setting and the story. True to say that Jerusalem is a major character here!
This novel takes you down the narrow lanes, twisting streets, past the crumbling walls via various religious quarters and some very dodgy characters on the israeli scene.
A walled medieval city with an ancient secret at its core and hundreds and thousands of years worth of secrets have buried it. You can practically see it come alive before your very eyes as you see and experience the city through the characters’ eyes.
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