Receiving mysterious clues about a shooting murder in Montreal, Tempe Brennan wonders if the victim may have been a Jewish black market antiquities trader and teams up with detective Andrew Ryan and biblical archaeologist Jake Drum for a dangerous investigation in Israel. By the author of
The historical antecedents of Jesus provide the focus for thriller writer Kathy Reichs's eighth installment in her series starring Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, forensic anthropologist. Investigating the suspicious death of Avram Ferris, a dealer who imported Israeli artifacts of dubious provenance, Tempe and her colleague/boyfriend, detective Andrew Ryan, travel to Israel to examine a tomb linked to the case and possibly--and far more controversially--to Jesus' family.
- Genre: Mystery + Crime, Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: Suspense, Action + Thrillers, Religion + Beliefs, Legal + Courtroom + Crime, Forensic
- Publisher: Pocket Star
- Pages: 459
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: May 23, 2006
- Date Published: May 23, 2006
- Author: Kathy Reichs