The Deadly Scrolls, Ellen Frankel
The Deadly Scrolls, Ellen Frankel
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The Deadly Scrolls

Author: Ellen Frankel

Narrator: Rebecca Gibel

Unabridged: 11 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/26/2022


Synopsis

Set in modern Jerusalem and among the desert ruins of Qumran, this desperate hunt for an ancient treasure scroll pits a female Israeli intelligence agent against a religious fanatic hell-bent on bringing about the End of Days.

An American professor's murder reveals his discovery of a lost Dead Sea Scroll, whose text encodes the secret hiding places of the lost Second Temple Treasures. Israeli intelligence agent Maya Rimon races against time to stop a religious extremist from launching a deadly terrorist attack at the next Blood Moon, triggering the Apocalypse in the holy city of Jerusalem.

The story centers around a genuine historical artifact, the so-called Copper Scroll, whose many secrets still remain undeciphered by contemporary scholars and treasure hunters.

Laced with clever spycraft, encrypted electronic files, mysterious ancient puzzles, plastique explosives, car chases, and Sherlockian ratiocination, The Deadly Scrolls explores the timely theme of fanaticism: among Christian millennialists, Jewish messianists, Islamic terrorists, Israeli politicians, Orthodox Jews, conspiracy theorists, devout Zionists—and spies. In other words, it's a Jewish Da Vinci Code!

About Ellen Frankel

Ellen Frankel served for eighteen years as editor in chief and CEO of The Jewish Publication Society. She received her BA from the University of Michigan and her PhD in comparative literature from Princeton.

She is the author of ten books, including The Classic Tales, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols, and The Five Books of Miriam. Her JPS Illustrated Children's Bible won the National Jewish Book Award. She has traveled widely as a Jewish storyteller and lecturer.

Frankel's first opera, Slaying the Dragon, about the unlikely friendship between a KKK Grand Dragon and a rabbi, with music by Michael Ching, premiered in Philadelphia in 2012. Her opera The Triangle Fire, with composer Leonard Lehrman, was performed in New Jersey and New York City in 2016 and 2017. Her newest work, Beyond the Binary, about artificial intelligence, with composer Andrea Clearfield, will premiere in Philadelphia in May 2022.

Frankel and her husband, Herb Levine, divide their time between Sarasota and Maine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by sandra B. Cohen on July 11, 2022

Deep and fascinating I loved how the characters personalities developed. I loved the historical details and how they were entwined with the present and that it took place in modern Israel. The ending was amazing. Yay women!......more

Goodreads review by Trevor on July 14, 2022

Dr. Frankel's debut novel goes quickly, but I still felt like I wasted my time. There's a good story to found around the real-life historical artifact at the center of this mystery, but this isn't it. The historical aspect is done very well, as is to be expected. However, the internal logic of the p......more

Goodreads review by Julie on November 03, 2022

This book is full of intriguing characters, including the smart yet flawed protagonist, Maya, whose bravery sometimes tips into foolishness. Great novels have some truth woven in and this is no exception. Ellen Frankel gives the reader insight on modern day Jerusalem and the Dead Sea scrolls. This w......more

Goodreads review by K on July 03, 2022

Maya Rimon, an Israeli intelligence officer, investigates the murder of a professor who it seems was going to share with the community some explosive news about the dead sea scrolls and the treasures associated with it. Her investigation leads her to belive that there is an impending attack and she......more

Goodreads review by Robert on May 13, 2022

The Deadly Scrolls is detective mystery that just makes you want to keep reading. It also contains a tale from ancient history within the main story and all kinds of fascinating facts about the Dead Sea Scroll written with such a light touch that they do not slow down the story’s pace. For a debut n......more