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Available
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Publication
Mandarin (1995), Edition: New edition, 288 pages
Description
IN THE SANDSWEPT HEART OF AN ANCIENT LAND WAITS THE LAST GREAT TREASURE... Treasure priceless beyond mere money. The Menorah: the seven branched lamp, true symbol of Judaism, believed lost, destroyed, two thousand years ago. Now rumour has become fact. Ancient scrolls have been discovered attesting to its survival, hinting at its final hiding place. For the Israelis, no sacrifice is too great to ensure its safe homecoming. But some of Israel's neighbouring states have very different ideas. Caspar Laing, a brilliant young professor of Semitics, is brought to Israel for a secret and highly dangerous mission: to decode the scrolls and locate the prize. His only problem - staying alive long enough to do so...
User reviews
LibraryThing member malcrf
Interesting and unusual premise, easy to read, but the main character is an arse and the action, whilst excellent, is sparse. Not as good as Kolymsky Heights.
LibraryThing member Zare
This one is old-style thriller. Pace is intentionally slowed down for the sake of side-quests so to speak - like romance between a main character and soldier woman tasked with protecting him or constant verbal battles between main character and his academia opponents - and this has a direct effect
If you like slow paced thrillers that takes time to give you background on a society (be it England or Israel) then this is book for you.
If you are expecting fast paced action story - then you might want to skip this one.
Action scenes are frenetic and very realistic. I truly enjoyed them, just wished there was more actual action than talk.
All in all highly recommended to all fans of good adventure story.
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on the story itself.If you like slow paced thrillers that takes time to give you background on a society (be it England or Israel) then this is book for you.
If you are expecting fast paced action story - then you might want to skip this one.
Action scenes are frenetic and very realistic. I truly enjoyed them, just wished there was more actual action than talk.
All in all highly recommended to all fans of good adventure story.
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Awards
Crime Writers' Association Awards (Winner — 1966)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1966
ISBN
0749317183 / 9780749317188