Holy Smoke (Jerusalem Mysteries, 2) - Softcover

Ramsay, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1464200912 ISBN 13: 9781464200915

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2013

Synopsis

The year is 29 C.E., and Jerusalem chafes under the Roman Empire's oppressive rule. A badly scorched body is found behind the Veil of the Holy of Holies - the Temple's inner sanctum, the most sacred space on earth for the Jews. No one except the high priest may enter this place and he only on the Day of Atonement. This is no casual violation, and the authorities are in an uproar.

Gamaliel, the rabban of the Sanhedrin, is the ranking rabbi in all of Judea. Now he must solve this delicate mystery while dark agents with unholy interests plot to seize control of much of the trade in certain highly profitable imports. As the tangled web of intrigue and murder is slowly unraveled, Yeshua, the radical rabbi from Galilee, continues to annoy the high priest, and holy smoke from the sacrifices rises from the Temple.

About this title

About the Author:

Frederick Ramsay has published fourteen books that range from historicals (The Jerusalem Mysteries), to Africa (The Botswana Mysteries), to police procedurals (The Ike Schwartz Mysteries). In addition, his stand-alone Impulse was named one of the Best 100 Books of the Year in 2006 by Publishers Weekly. He is an iconographer and an accomplished public speaker. He lives and writes in Arizona.

Review:

"...offers a finally wrought mystery, but includes intriguing information on the religious and secular life of the period." (Kirkus Reviews)

About this edition

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1464200912
• ISBN 13: 9781464200915
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384