Book Two in the Jack Hawthorne Series.
Archaeologist Jack Hawthorne is on the hunt again, this time for the Biblical relic, the brass serpent reputed to have healed the afflicted Israelite of snakebites. It was long believed to have been destroyed but now information comes together that points to the fact that it still exists, hidden, buried. The Race is on to find it before others, like the Mossad and other countries agents can catch up with them, kill them and take it from them. Its a priceless piece of history also known as "snake of brass upon a pole" And everyone wants to have it, no matter what it how many lives it costs. The "them" in the story being chased along with Jack are of course, Jack's long time friends. . Added in there with all the danger is also, the on and off again romance between Jack and his long-suffering girlfriend, Esperanza.
Over all, I liked the book; although at times it kind of went a bit too long for my tastes in some of the location descriptions. Still, I found it pretty well written when it came to the story line, the people and the different countries they traveled in their searches. I was unaware when I got the book that it was Book 2 in a series ; I didn't realize it until I began to put this review together. It threw me off a little when I first started reading the book and it went into several different people in the first few chapters. The attention to separate people in their own chapter and then moving onto another in the next isn't anything I'm used to. I hope this doesn't sound "smug" but once I realized what was happening; I didn't find it that hard to keep up. I believe that had to do with the writer's ability more than mine. Probably several people will say this, but if you liked Indiana Jones, I think you will like this book.
I received a free copy of this novel from Bethany House Publishers
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