Elisha's Bones: A Novel

Don Hoesel

Baker Books, 2009 - Fiction - 335 pages

Every year, professor of antiquities Jack Hawthorne looks forward to the winter break as a time to hide away from his responsibilities. Even if just for a week or two. But this year, his plans are derailed when he's offered almost a blank check from a man chasing a rumor. Billionaire Gordon Reese thinks he knows where the bones of the prophet Elisha are--bones that in the Old Testament brought the dead back to life. A born skeptic, Jack doesn't think much of the assignment but he could use the money, so he takes the first step on a chase for the legendary bones that will take him to the very ends of the earth. But he's not alone. Joined with a fiery colleague, Esperanza Habilla, they soon discover clues to a shadowy organization whose long-held secrets have been protected . . . at all costs. As their lives are threatened again and again, the real race is to uncover the truth before those chasing them hunt them down.

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User Review - Christianbook.com

I was intrigued when I first picked up this book, because I love archaeological fiction. This book however had very little to do with this. There were several places that lost me and the writing seemed disjointed in places. I honestly didn't find the characters very memorable. Maybe because this was the authors first book it may have took awhile to find his footing. I don't believe that this is an author for me. 

Intriguing!

User Review  - Debbie Shreeve - Christianbook.com

Not my typical book to read, but after a couple of chapters, it drew me in. Was very intriguing, realistic, worth the time to read it. If you're into archiology and discovery, then you should enjoy Elisha's Bones! It did leave me with a question a the end, but

About the author

Don Hoesel is a Web site designer for a Medicare carrier in Nashville, TN. He has a BA in Mass Communication from Taylor University and has published short fiction in Relief Journal. He lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee, with his wife and two children. Elisha's Bones is his first novel.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Elisha's Bones: A Novel
• Author: Don Hoesel
• Publisher: Baker Books, 2009
• ISBN: 0764205609, 9780764205606
• Length: 335 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Christian / General; Fiction / Christian / Suspense; Fiction / Religious; Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense