The Copper Scroll

by Murphy MacDonald


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 8/4/2003

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 408
ISBN : 9781410760661

About the Book

The Copper Scroll is a fast paced adventure novel, a veritable treasure hunt for ancient gold. Using an authentic document from the group known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, an Israeli and an Irishman must first ‘liberate’ it from the Jordanians. Then they use it as a map to find some of the hordes of gold and silver buried around the country in the days of the Roman Empire and the Second Temple.

The story has plenty of romance and danger too. ‘Spud’ Murphy falls in love with an Israeli girl. And there’s action aplenty as our heroes run from the Arab Legion and have a shootout in the end with those who don’t like what they’re about.

There’s a character in the story to suit every taste. There’s a mad monk, a Jewish gangster and his mob, a couple of college professors (one good, one not so good), a black Arab mayor, an idealistic protagonist and a cynical protagonist, and a host of interesting minor personalities.

From New York City to Jerusalem to Amman, one adventure follows hard after another. Each chapter will intrigue the reader with mystery and suspense. The reader will never know, from chapter to chapter, what’s going to happen next. This book is guaranteed to keep him and her engrossed and they’ll find it hard to put down.


About the Author

The author has lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East. He has first hand knowledge of many of the locations and artifacts mentioned in the novel. In addition, he has interviewed many real people who graciously provided him with personal biographical information upon which many of the characters in the story are based. The author also carefully researched the history of the region and its archaeology so that the setting would be as authentic as possible.

Living in Brooklyn, New York, he is married with one son and teaches English literature and composition.

He is presently at work on another book dealing with the philosophy of Existentialism and its founder, Soren Kierkegaard. In the past he has written numerous short stories and likes to write poetry, especially sonnets.