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An international thriller about the search for Mary, the mother of Jesus, from the New York Times-bestselling author of the Repairman Jack novels.   During the Gulf War in 1991, an ancient scroll is found in the Negev Desert of southern Israel. Years later, scientists declare it a fake, but an American nun believes it will lead her to the resting place of the Virgin Mary.   What she finds seems to possess miraculous healing powers that attract believers and skeptics from across the globe. She also draws the attention of a mysterious Israeli Shin Bet officer determined to retrieve the remains of "The Mother" at any cost. And that is only the beginning . . .   Previously published under the pseudonym Mary Elizabeth Murphy.  … (more)
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After they banished me from Jerusalem I wandered south, leaving my position and my inheritance behind. What need had I of money? I wished to be dead.
I tore my blue robe with the three-striped sleeve and cast it from me. I traded it to a beggar for the filthy, louse-infested rags on his back. But the lice have not bitten me. They deserted the rags as soon as I donned them.
Even the vermin will have nothing to do with me.
FROM THE GLASS SCROLLROCKEFELLER MUSEUM TRANSLATION
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To my wife, Mary,
whithout whom this book
would not have been possible.
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"Don't spare the switch, Achmed," Nabil called back from the lead position where he played the flashlight along the slope rising ahead of them.
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An international thriller about the search for Mary, the mother of Jesus, from the New York Times-bestselling author of the Repairman Jack novels.   During the Gulf War in 1991, an ancient scroll is found in the Negev Desert of southern Israel. Years later, scientists declare it a fake, but an American nun believes it will lead her to the resting place of the Virgin Mary.   What she finds seems to possess miraculous healing powers that attract believers and skeptics from across the globe. She also draws the attention of a mysterious Israeli Shin Bet officer determined to retrieve the remains of "The Mother" at any cost. And that is only the beginning . . .   Previously published under the pseudonym Mary Elizabeth Murphy.  

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When a SCUD missile accidentally reveals a tomb containing 2000 year old scrolls, ancient secrets are revealed. Soon Father Fitzpatrick and Sister Carrie are on a quest to find the final resting place of the Virgin Mary, but a power hungry senator and an ancient guardian stand in their way.
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