{"product_id":"9780967759067","title":"The Eighth Veil: A Jerusalem Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eighth Veil\u003c\/i\u003e is a mystery set in the year 28 CE in Jerusalem during the feast of Tabernacles. A murdered servant girl is found in the palace of King \u003cb\u003eHerod Antipas\u003c\/b\u003e. The Prefect, \u003cb\u003ePontius Pilate\u003c\/b\u003e is in attendance. The populace is still buzzing over the brutal death of one of their Prophets, \u003cb\u003eJohn\u003c\/b\u003e, known familiarly as the Baptizer, and scandal is in the air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePilate does wants no trouble and insists an independent investigation into the murder be made. Antipas will have none of Pilate’s men in the palace and Pilate doesn’t trust Antipas.  \u003cb\u003eGamaliel,\u003c\/b\u003e the chief rabbi and head of the Sanhedrin is coerced by Pilate to do the detective work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGamaliel is a Talmudic scholar, not a sleuth and at first struggles. But as he learns more of the dead girl’s background and that of the other major players in the drama, particularly \u003cb\u003eMenahem\u003c\/b\u003e, Antipas’ foster brother, he soon becomes eon over to the process and, Sherlockian-like, begins to fit the pieces together. Or, as his “Watson” \u003cb\u003eLoukas\u003c\/b\u003e says, strips the veils from his personal\u003cb\u003e Salome\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe girl turns out not to be the mere servant everyone assumed, in spite of his impatience with the pace and direction of the investigation Pilate is rewarded and the fascinating, little told but critically entwined, histories \u003cb\u003eof Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Herod the Great, Anthony and Augustus Caesar, \u003c\/b\u003eand the Battle of Actium suddenly seems more relevant to the Gospel narratives than anyone might have previously imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the figure of\u003cb\u003e Jesus\u003c\/b\u003e, the rabbi from Nazareth, with his ragged band of enthusiasts and his habit of annoying \u003cb\u003eCaiaphas\u003c\/b\u003e, the High Priest, moves enigmatically in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034201342192,"sku":"9780967759067","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780967759067_p0.jpg?v=1763879255","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780967759067","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}