Apocrypha

A 2000-plus-year-old tomb containing the undisturbed skeletal remains of a man executed by crucifixion is unearthed northwest of present-day Jerusalem. Its DNA is sequenced by a brilliant American husband and wife geneticist team who secretly kept a portion of the genetic material. The results of their subsequent experiment will change humankind—forever.

A construction crew northwest of Jerusalem discovers a 2000-plus-year-old tomb in a long-buried olive plantation. It contained the undisturbed skeletal remains of a man executed by crucifixion. The skeleton was exhumed by an Israeli archeological team, carbon-dated, and its DNA sequenced by a brilliant American husband and wife Geneticist team. At the direction of the head of the Israeli Department of Antiquities, for reasons unknown, the skeleton and the DNA analysis report are locked away—never to be released to the public. No one suspected that the American Geneticists, enamored by human cloning, had secretly kept a portion of the DNA used in the original analysis. The events that followed would forever change the Earth's climate and the very fabric of humankind's social evolution.

Richard Caldwell is passionate about writing well-researched stories laced with adventure and intrigue. A retired army officer with twenty years of service and plenty of experience in demanding, high-adrenaline situations, including combat tours in Vietnam. He has amassed a collection of military awards and decorations: the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal with three battle stars, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Airborne and Expert Field Medical badges, and numerous service and overseas medals. After retiring from the military, he served as a hospital administrator for twenty-four years and is considered an expert in telemedicine and computer-assisted patient care. Richard's education credentials include a B.S., an MBA, a post-graduate fellowship in Healthcare Administration, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Mr. Caldwell holds a Black Belt in Taekwondo and is an experienced SCUBA diver. In addition, he enjoys camping, fishing, kayaking, and riding his Harley Davidson. He and his wife Patricia live in Pike Road, Alabama. Mr. Caldwell is the author of "The Enemy of My Enemy" and "Out of Crisis".