The Antiquities Dealer

Filled with religious fanaticism, deception, manipulation, blackmail, coercion . . . equal in intensity and depth to any Dan Brown novel. The Book Review Crew David Greenberg may own an antiquities gallery in St. Louis, but hes no stranger to the sketchier side of the tracks filled with scam artists and gamblers. His sophisticated worldview comes in handy when he hears from an old love for the first time in twenty years. Miriam Solomon had run off to Israel with Greenbergs best friend, but now she needs the antiquities dealers help. Said best friend, her husband, committed suicide, but beforehand, instructed her to recover an artifact: the last surviving nail from Jesuss cross. The quest piques Greenbergs curiosity as rumors of Jesuss return to Earth have started to spread. With nothing much to lose, Greenberg agrees to helpand is immediately thrust into a world of kidnapping, assassination, and smarmy televangelists. With a burly bodyguard known as Gods Left Tackle at his side, Greenberg heads to Israel and uncovers an international conspiracya toxic cocktail of cutting-edge science, human achievement, and greed. The Second Coming just may be Greenbergs last hurrah. History, science and mystery-lovers alike will devour Ed Protzels The Antiquities Dealer. Its a globetrotting thrill ride with a unique cast of characters who navigate intense action sequences, confounding puzzles and supremely high stakes. Rob Samborn, author of The Prisoner of Paradise [A] deep story of religion, evolution, and sci-fi. There is no gentle lead-in, we dive straight into the story at the start and were off and running on a journey to find what seems to be impossible. Anne-Marie Reynolds, Readers Favorite (5 Stars)