An ARKANE Thriller by J.F. Penn

Ark of Blood

Name: Ark of Blood
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Author: J.F. Penn
ISBN: 978-1-912105-71-7

It is the seat of judgment. The pinnacle of holiness. It is the Ark of the Covenant… and it's the most dangerous weapon in existence.

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A curator dies by ancient Egyptian rites in Cairo's Museum of Antiquities, and a countdown begins: the Ark of the Covenant will be revealed at the signing of the Jerusalem Peace Accords.

From the rock churches of Ethiopia to the silence of Sinai, from Petra to a hidden chamber in London's Freemasons' Hall, Morgan Sierra races an assassin with her own claim on the Ark, while Jake Timber lies in a coma and an unseen hand steers the world toward holy war.

The Ark of the Covenant is no legend. And it was never a prize.

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“A mix of history, art and science, with a touch of creative license, to present an intriguing tale that I didn’t want to put down.”MJM, Amazon review

“This action packed, eerie thriller takes you through dusty museums crammed with Egyptian artifacts, into the hallowed halls of Masonic Lodges where secrets silently lay and to the great Temples themselves to witness horrifyingly real ceremonies.”Rabid Reader, Amazon review

“The cool thing about Penn's books, she adds so much historical detail, it makes me want to look these things up for myself . . . This book was no different.”TM1221, Amazon review

The real mysteries

The research behind the book

Ethiopia

The Ark at Aksum

The Chapel of the Tablet and its guardian monk, appointed for life: the great tradition of the Ark's survival.

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Africa

The Lemba and the ngoma

A Zimbabwean tribe with Semitic DNA and a sacred drum. Tudor Parfitt's real quest underpins the trail.

Jerusalem

Warren's Temple Mount dig

Sir Charles Warren really tunnelled beneath the Mount for the Palestine Exploration Fund in the 1860s.

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The replica Arks

A real Ark stands in the George Washington Masonic Memorial, and Soane built one that supposedly burned in 1863.

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Sinai

Serabit el-Khadim

Petrie's 1904 dig at the turquoise mines, and the strange theories of monatomic gold.

Egypt

Abu Simbel

Ramses II's colossi, moved block by block above Lake Nasser, host the climax. Jo has stood before them.

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ARKANE: the series in order

Ark of Blood

The research behind the book

The Ark at Aksum

The Lemba and the ngoma

Warren's Temple Mount dig

The replica Arks

Serabit el-Khadim

Abu Simbel

Stone of Fire

Crypt of Bone

Ark of Blood

One Day in Budapest

Day of the Vikings

Gates of Hell

One Day in New York

Destroyer of Worlds

End of Days

Valley of Dry Bones

Tree of Life

Tomb of Relics

Soldiers of God

Spear of Destiny