Drawing in the Dust by Zoe Klein

Description: After a dozen years digging in Megiddo, American archeologist Page Brookstone longs for something new. When an Arab couple propose that Page investigate the haunted ruins under their home, she ignores colleagues' misgivings and heads to Anatot, just outside Jerusalem. There, the couple, along with Page and her team, uncover murals, artifacts and remains suggesting they have come upon the grave of the prophet Jeremiah, buried with the woman he loved, Anatiya, who also has left a manuscript that parallels the Book of Jeremiah. The discovery ignites an international uproar and violent attacks while Page, affected by the ancient spirits, is attracted to Orthodox Israeli Mortichai Master, despite his connections to an organization opposing her efforts.


My Review:

Page Brookstone is an archeologist in Israel who has been working at the excavations at Megiddo. When a couple, Ibrahim and Naima, come to Page and her boss with claims that beneath their house is a haunted chamber, Page is curious. She goes to their house, and digs. What she finds is a coffin with two skeletons intertwined and a jar with a previously unknown scroll by a female scribe named Anatiya.

Drawing in the Dust reads almost like scripture, but yet the archeology mystery is suspenseful and dramatic. Their are quite a bit of references to the Biblical prophet Jeremiah, so if you don't know alot about him, the story could be a bit of a struggle for you. But if you enjoy mysteries and archeology appeals to you, then give Drawing in the Dust a try.