Cambridge archaeologist Sarah Weston and anthropologist
Daniel Madigan team up for another expedition and adventure
in this second book in the Sarah Weston Chronicles. While
working on the Qaryat al-Fau archaeological site in Saudi
Arabia, the pair uncovers a mysterious ancient scroll
composed as a riddle. As they attempt to date and decipher
the scroll, a flurry of ills befalls their expedition and
the scroll is stolen. A trail of clues leads to India,
Jerusalem, and the Judean wilderness, where the two
discover the scroll was written by the enigmatic King
Solomon as a map to an ancient manuscript. Meanwhile a
privileged young Briton, Trent Sacks, has invested years
and a fortune looking for his manuscript. Believing he is
the last descendant of the House of David in the line of
Solomon, Sacks will do whatever it takes to amass the
ancient relics which will prove he is the Jewish Messiah.
Leaving a string of murders in his wake, Sacks vows to
crush Sarah and Daniel for challenging his quest.
Journeying through the worlds of the occult, corporate
greed, geopolitical conflict, Judaic mysticism, and
biblical archaeology, Sarah and Daniel race to uncover the
powerful ancient message that could have an explosive
impact on modern Israel.