House of Cedar

After a botched robbery attempt, an ex-slave named Dismas - who is part of a band of callous thieves - finds himself thrust into a harrowing journey that will lead him throughout first century Judea. Despite finding a reason to care about something more than his own selfish gain, both Dismas? fate and that of the woman he has grown to love are propelled towards the band?s most daring scheme yet: robbing three of the richest Jewish nobles in Jerusalem. The band will attempt all three robberies in the same night, during the city?s bustling Passover season? with the help of a fanatical contact named Barabbas. But there is no honor among thieves and with much of Judea already in an uproar about an alleged messiah as well as another, more vicious, band of raiders terrorizing the roads outside of Jerusalem, Dismas will find that a swift Roman death on a cross may be the only fate possible for him.

Chad Cornish studied English, Creative Writing and History in Wichita, Kansas. He lives in Kansas and enjoys writing, hunting, firearms instruction and spending time with his wife and two sons.