Sacred Bones

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Fast-paced & intelligent blending historical fact with persuasive fiction The Sacred Bones is an addictively compelling thriller that calls into question many of modern religions most deeply-held beliefs. Jerusalem is a ticking time bomb.. . An ancient artefact is stolen from beneath Temple Mount. With thirteen Israeli soldiers dead & the Palestinians outraged over the desecration of the sacred ground tensions are running high. Detectives must work against the clock to identify the stolen relic & the thieves before civil unrest escalates to deadly proportions. Meanwhile in Vatican city American scientist Charlotte Hennesey & Italian anthropologist Giovanni Bersei have been secretly summoned to analyse a mysterious artefact that could prove to be historys darkest secret: a human skeleton Approx. 2 000 years old & bearing the unmistakeable marks of crucifixion.. . With the malevolent eye of Vatican security expert Salvatore Conte watching her every move Charlotte must work against the clock to uncover an astonishing truth that threatens the very foundations of belief. And theres a more immediate question to face: whether the Vatican will allow this information
- & Charlotte
- to see the light of day...