{"product_id":"9781456760762","title":"Gods' Gold","description":"\u003cb\u003eGods' Gold is a mystery\u003c\/b\u003e about the discovery of alternative truths and how the characters chose to deal with those truths. The uncovering of ancient secrets is enlightenment for some, and for others, a reason to commit murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1902, Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie discovered tons of ‘white ash’ in the Sinai. Believing the ‘ash’ to be ancient sacrifices or burnt offerings, he was unable to find traces of charred bones or burn marks on stones or in caves to support his theory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis begins the mystery of Petrie’s ‘white ash’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresent day Iraq, Sergeant, Mitchell Harrington, an anthropologist in civilian life, is on a reconnaissance mission of a bombed out village. There he discovers buried jugs containing ‘white ash’ he suspects to be part of Petrie’s original discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter smuggling the ‘ash’ out of Iraq, Harrington rekindles his relationship with Analisa Scotti, an adjunct professor and scientist at the University of Arizona. Analyzing the ‘ash’, Analisa determines the strange substance contains mysterious capabilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause of its anomalous properties, the ‘ash’ becomes the obsession of an Arab emir, two brothers who are deserters from the Iraqi Police, an Italian arms dealer, and assassins hired by a Vatican official to destroy its legacy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose struggling to claim the ‘ash’ are brought together in a fiery conclusion.  The mystery of Flinders Petrie’s discovery of the ‘ash’, along with the ancient secret it possesses, is finally revealed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe secret of the ‘white ash’ is so profound, it has the potential to alter history and challenge the long established paradigms of civilization.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129015648496,"sku":"9781456760762","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456760762_p0.jpg?v=1763864192","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456760762","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}