A Long Way to Shiloh

Lionel Davidson

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Casper Laing, the young, fiery and brilliant Professor of Semitic Languages, is asked to decipher an ancient parchment found in Israel. Piecing together its mysterious fragments, his translation soon reveals directions to a shrouded location. Believed to be the secret hiding place of the True Menorah, an ancient and priceless Jewish candelabrum, the Jordanians and Israelis begin a frantic race to claim the prize. Surrounded by violent and treacherous rivals, Casper is enjoined on a deadly adventure deep into the burning Negev desert. A Long Way to Shiloh won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award and the Crime Critics' Award for Best Thriller of the Year and was a no. 1 bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic.