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The Bible of Clay

A Novel

A Novel

By Julia Navarro

By Julia Navarro

By Julia Navarro

By Julia Navarro

By Julia Navarro
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Jan 27, 2009 | ISBN 9780440243038

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Mar 25, 2008 | ISBN 9780553904802

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    About The Bible of Clay

    Internationally bestselling author Julia Navarro riveted readers around the world with her provocative novel The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud. Now she goes even further, in this electrifying thriller about a biblical discovery in the Iraqi desert—and a deadly struggle on the eve of war to unearth a truth that’s waited 3,000 years to be told….

    In St. Peter’s Basilica, a man sits in a confessional asking forgiveness for a murder he’s about to commit. And a young priest begins a desperate journey to stop him.

    It’s the beginning of a ruthless race to find a rumored cache of sacred texts that could be one of the most explosive discoveries of all time. For as Clara Tannenberg and a team of renegade archaeologists journey deep into an Iraq on the brink of war, another far more sinister group is determined to get there first. Sweeping from the time of the biblical patriarchs to the front lines of the Iraqi conflict, from the horrors of Nazi Germany to the back rooms of Washington, D.C., The Bible of Clay is a novel of unrelenting, thought-provoking, and all-too-plausible suspense.

    About The Bible of Clay

    From the internationally bestselling author of The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud comes this electrifying new suspense thriller about a biblical discovery in the remote Iraqi desert—and a deadly struggle being waged on the eve of war to uncover a truth that’s waited 3,000 years to be told….

    In St. Peter’s Basilica, a man sits in a confessional asking forgiveness for a murder he’s about to commit. And a young priest begins a desperate journey to stop him.…

    It’s only the beginning of a ruthless race among the world’s most powerful to find a rumored cache of sacred texts inscribed with the story of Creation as told by Abraham. This account, on tablets of clay, predates the Bible by a thousand years and could be one of the most important discoveries of all time.

    Archaeologist Clara Tannenberg’s announcement of an excavation to seek the tablets has set off shock waves of outrage, contempt, and outright disbelief. But among four old friends, bound through decades by shared tragedy, the announcement has renewed their hunger for revenge. For Clara’s reclusive, infamous grandfather Alfred is a man as feared as he is hated and his enemies will stop at nothing to destroy him—and use anything as a weapon…even his granddaughter.

    Among rumors of Iraq’s imminent invasion, time is already running out. As Clara and her husband Ahmed put together a ragtag team of renegade archaeologists and inexperienced students to excavate the Bible of Clay from deep within the heart of Iraq, another far more sinister team is determined to get there first. For Alfred Tannenberg has roots that reach deeply into the horrors of Nazi Germany and they’ve come to fruition in today’s highest precincts of power.

    Sweeping from the time of the biblical patriarchs to the front lines of the Iraqi conflict to the parties and back rooms of Washington D.C., and other centers of influence, The Bible of Clay is a thriller of unrelenting, thought-provoking, and all-too-plausible suspense.

    About The Bible of Clay

    In St. Peter’s Basilica, a man sits in a confessional asking forgiveness for a murder he’s about to commit. And a young priest begins a desperate journey to stop him. . . .

    It’s only the beginning of a ruthless race among the world’s most powerful to find a rumored cache of sacred texts inscribed with the story of Creation as told by Abraham. This account, on tablets of clay, predates the Bible by a thousand years and could be one of the most important discoveries of all time. Archaeologist Clara Tannenberg’s announcement of an excavation to seek the tablets has set off shock waves of outrage, contempt, and outright disbelief. But among four old friends, bound through decades by shared tragedy, the announcement has renewed their hunger for revenge. For Clara’s reclusive, infamous grandfather Alfred is a man as feared as he is hated and his enemies will stop at nothing to destroy him–and will use anything as a weapon . . . even his granddaughter.

    As Clara and her husband Ahmed put together a ragtag team to excavate the Bible of Clay from deep within the heart of Iraq, another far more sinister team is determined to get there first. Sweeping from the time of the biblical patriarchs to the front lines of the Iraqi conflict to the parties and back rooms of Washington, D.C., THE BIBLE OF CLAY is a thriller of unrelenting, thought-provoking, and all-too-plausible suspense.

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    About Julia Navarro

    Julia Navarro es escritora y periodista. Despuésde escribir varios libros de actualidad política,publicó su primera novela, La Hermandad de laSábana Santa. La Biblia de barro y La sangre delos inocentes afianzaron su prestigio entre la críticay el público. Tras ellas… More about Julia Navarro

    About Julia Navarro

    Julia Navarro es escritora y periodista. Despuésde escribir varios libros de actualidad política,publicó su primera novela, La Hermandad de laSábana Santa. La Biblia de barro y La sangre delos inocentes afianzaron su prestigio entre la críticay el público. Tras ellas… More about Julia Navarro

    About Julia Navarro

    Julia Navarro es escritora y periodista. Despuésde escribir varios libros de actualidad política,publicó su primera novela, La Hermandad de laSábana Santa. La Biblia de barro y La sangre delos inocentes afianzaron su prestigio entre la críticay el público. Tras ellas… More about Julia Navarro

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Spiritual Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.50
    Published by Bantam
    Jan 27, 2009 | 704 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780440243038

    Category: Historical Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Spiritual Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Bantam
    Mar 25, 2008 | 512 Pages | ISBN 9780553904802

    Category: Historical Fiction | Spiritual Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $27.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Mar 25, 2008 | 1215 Minutes | ISBN 9781415946978
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    “Navarro has crafted an intriguing adventure book that has what sells today: a dash of politics, a cupful of religious artifacts and lore, and brave characters determined to find the truth against all odds.” –FreshFiction.com

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