A Fast-Paced Follow-up to the Bestselling
Suspense Elisha's Bones!
Just three years after the recovery of Elisha's bones, Dr. Jack
Hawthorne has given up teaching and resumed the practice of
archaeology, although his frequent absences have put a strain on
his relationship with Esperanza. Things heat up when Esperanza
receives a call from an antiquities dealer with troubling news
about Jack, and her fears are confirmed. Jack has gone to Libya in
search of another biblical artifact: the Nehushtan, the serpent
staff of Moses.
After Jack arrives in Libya, he soon discovers he isn't the only
one searching for the Nehushtan. Later, in attempting to steal it,
he finds himself in the hands of a man who just might be his match.
Jack and his friends must stay one step ahead of the Libyan
government, an overambitious member of the Vatican hierarchy, and
an Egyptian assassin--if they stand any chance of staying alive
long enough to recover the staff.
Moses built and lifted up the brass serpent,
healing the afflicted Israelites of snakebites.
King Hezekiah called the serpent Nehushtan. Long thought destroyed,
it's been buried for millennia, secreted under the region's
shifting sands.
Now the Israeli government wants it back and they will stop at
nothing to get their hands on it. Yet they're not the only ones who
covet the Nehushtan.
Archaeologist Jack Hawthorne travels to Libya intent on recovering
the sacred object, but one does not cross the Mossad and expect to
walk away without a fight. Jack and his friends must find the
priceless "snake of brass upon a pole" before those who are also
hunting it find them...and silence them forever.
"Hoesel has substantial writing talent..."--Publishers
Weekly
"Suspense is built layer by layer with conspiracies, ancient
symbols, and a personal wrestling match between doubt and
faith."--TitleTrakk.com about Elisha's Bones
Don Hoesel, the acclaimed author of Elisha's Bones, Hunter's Moon, and The Alarmists, lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee, with his wife and two children. Don holds a bachelor's degree in mass communication from Taylor University. When not writing novels, he spends his days working in the communications department of a large company.