More Archaeological Adventures from Popular Suspense Writer Don
Hoesel
A decade after Serpent of Moses, Jack is married to Espy and
back teaching at Evanston University. They have two sons, one of
whom has cystic fibrosis. Despite this challenge, life is
comfortable. But that all changes when the CIA, while combing
through the papers of the late Gordon Reese, uncovers the secret of
Elisha's bones. Jack's world is then turned upside down by an
urgent call from his old friend Duckey, who's been alerted to the
CIA's probing by one of his former contacts. Jack and his family
escape from their home just ahead of the CIA, and he decides to do
what he should have done long ago: recover the bones and destroy
them. Except the bones aren't where he left them.
So now Jack is in a race, for the last time, to find the bones. And
he's not the only one. Pitted against both the CIA and an
organization that will kill to protect their secrets, Jack and Espy
follow hard-to-decipher clues across the globe before arriving in
the catacombs of Paris for a final showdown that will either save
their family--or tear apart everything they hold dear forever.
Keeping the Secret of the Bones
Could Leave Jack With Blood on His Hands
After his many adventures, Jack Hawthorne has finally settled down.
Married to Espy, and with two sons, he's content to live the life
of a mild-mannered university professor. That all changes when
someone discovers the secret of the prophet's bones Jack buried in
the desert thirteen years ago. With just a single phone call,
Jack's back on the run...with even more at stake than ever before.
Determined not to risk the lives of his family, he knows the only
way to finally be safe is to deliver the bones once and for
all.
Except they aren't there. Someone got to the unmarked grave in the
Australian outback first, leaving Jack and Espy empty-handed.
Desperate, the two begin another globe-spanning race, following the
tiniest of clues, to find the one thing that will either save their
family or tear apart everything they hold dear.
"Hoesel has created a tale worthy of Indiana Jones and Robert
Langdon, complete with secret codes, ancient artifacts,
globetrotting action, and wily enemies. An exhilarating read for
sure." --Publishers Weekly
"Blood and Bone is a fast-paced, action-filled thriller that
will keep you engaged from beginning to end." --Fresh
Fiction
Don Hoesel, the acclaimed author of four novels, including Elisha's Bones and Serpent of Moses, lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee, with his wife and two children. Don holds a bachelor's degree in mass communication from Taylor University. Learn more at www.donhoesel.com.