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A man journeys to Israel to uncover a diamond's exceptional former in this brilliant historical saga from the New York Times best-selling author of The Medical doctor. A diamond cutter and seller from an extended, respected line of precious-gem sellers, New Yorker Harry Hopeman is intrigued by the storyplot of the so-called "Jerusalem Diamond", a magnificent yellow jewel rumored currently back again to the biblical time of King Solomon. So when he's asked to broker a package that will return the legendary gemstone to Israel, he eagerly accepts. Arriving in the volatile Midsection East, Hopeman soon discovers that his task will be anything but easy. Associates of the Holy Land's three major religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - are laying claim to the priceless jewel that once adorned the miter of Pope Gregory, and they will do anything to have got it. Partnering with Israeli federal government agent Tamar Strauss - a lovely and courageous Yemenite battle widow who inspires the browsing American's interest as well as his admiration - Hopeman is soon entangled in an internet of puzzle and intrigue that crosses continents and stretches back a large number of years. As the duo employs the twisting journeys of the gem and the bloody conflicts it offers ignited throughout its outstanding past - a history that intertwines with Hopeman's own family saga - the storyplot of a amazing land and its people unfolds in all its drama and glory. International best-selling author Noah Gordon - whose acclaimed historical novel The Medical doctor was the ideas for the major motion picture of the same name starring Ben Kingsley - "has packed a suspense tale with spiritual, historical and archeological underpinnings, along with amazing insights into a business whose conduct is generally shrouded from outside the house scrutiny" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
