A cross between The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) and The Sign of the Cross (Chris Kuzneski) this is an 'un-put-downable' book of the highest quality.' San Francisco Book Review: 'A mystery of biblical proportions right down to the very last page. Readers' Favorite: 'This story takes you on an incredible and dusty journey from Istanbul to ancient Ephesus, Izmir, and Cappadocia, blended with Christianity, archaeology and Islam, described with accurate detail to bring the story alive.Jay Amberg is a master of description and intrigue.the plot and characters are believable and interesting.keeps you guessing through each and every chapter. In his journey through Istanbul's mosques and palaces, the archeological sites around ancient Ephesus, and, ultimately, the strange and mystical terrain of Cappadocia, he comes to understand the epochal meaning of the bone box. Joseph Travers, an American sent to Turkey to evaluate the archeological dig, soon finds himself pulled into the web of betrayal, reprisal, and violence.

She knows that people will kill to obtain the relics-and to suppress the box's other contents, documents that could alter Western history. Sophia Altay, the beautiful French-Turkish archeologist who heads the team, tries to keep the discovery secret until she can authenticate the ossuary. The box's Aramaic inscription: Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ. In his journey through Istanbul's mosques and palaces, the archeological sites around ancient Ephesus, and, ultimately, the strange and mystical terrain of Cappadocia, he comes to understand the epochal meaning of the bone box.On a hill overlooking the Aegean Sea in Turkey, an international team of archeologists discovers a stone box that first-century Jews used to rebury their dead. She knows that people will kill to obtain the relics - and to suppress the box's other contents, documents that could alter Western history.

Well-written, fast-paced thriller that follows in the footsteps of The Da Vinci Code and Indiana Jones.' - Kirkus Reviews On a hill overlooking the Aegean Sea in Turkey, an international team of archeologists discovers a stone box that first-century Jews used to rebury their dead.

Bone Box by Jay Amberg