Stones of Fire

The Da Vinci Code meets the deep seas in this thrilling page turner filled with twists, turns and ancient secrets. The discovery of an ancient amulet leads to a race across the continents to uncover its secret and treasure. This thinking man's thriller will send adventure seekers and conspiracy theorists alike racing to the explosive conclusion.

The Da Vinci Code meets the deep seas in this thrilling page turner filled with twists, turns and anncient secrets. He may have thought he was on vacation, bu Jack Talbot, ex-navy SEAL, successful attorney, and devoted family man, is about to be swept up in an international mystery for the ages. While scuba diving near a shipwreck off the coast of Florida, Jack and his friend Sam discover an amulet of precious gems and a hidden parchment written in Ancient Hebrew. With the aid of trhe nefarious Hermann Stompmeyer, a professor of antiquities with ties to a sinister criminal organization, they are able to decipher the parchment, which points them to the prophecy of the lost treasures of King Solomon's Temple. Further exploration uncovers a secret diary in the bony clutches of a dead man and one-time men=meber of a secret society fo Jews sworn to protect the treasure. As Jack travels to Israel searching for the answers behind these mysterious relics and their rightful owner, Dmitry Petrov, ex-KGB assassin, is hot on his trail. Will Jack fulfill the ancient prophecy and return the treasures to their rightful owner or will he be burned by the stones of fire? This thinking man's thriller will send adventure seekers and conspiracy theorists alike racing to the explosive conclusion.

Alan Joseph was born in Monticello, New York. After graduating from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1979, he worked as a staff attorney for the Sullivan County Legal Aid Society, Inc., then as an assistant district attorney before climbing the ranks to become Chief Assistant District Attorney of Orange County, New York. For many years he prosecuted numerous high profile cases until leaving the DA's office in 1991 to enter private practice in Goshen, New York where he continues to practice today. When not at work, he loves to travel to Europe and other exotic places with his wife, children and grandchildren. He is an avid reader of suspense novels and enjoys discovering the history behind the many treasures found throughout the world. Besides traveling and enjoying time with his family, he enjoys scuba diving and exploring the ocean depths. "Stones of Fire" is his first novel.