The Copper Scroll is a fast paced adventure novel, a veritable treasure hunt for ancient gold. Using an authentic document from the group known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, an Israeli and an Irishman must first liberate' it from the Jordanians. Then they use it as a map to find some of the hordes of gold and silver buried around the country in the days of the Roman Empire and the Second Temple. The story has plenty of romance and danger too. Spud' Murphy falls in love with an Israeli girl. And there's action aplenty as our heroes run from the Arab Legion and have a shootout in the end with those who don't like what they're about. There's a character in the story to suit every taste. There's a mad monk, a Jewish gangster and his mob, a couple of college professors (one good, one not so good), a black Arab mayor, an idealistic protagonist and a cynical protagonist, and a host of interesting minor personalities. From New York City to Jerusalem to Amman, one adventure follows hard after another. Each chapter will intrigue the reader with mystery and suspense. The reader will never know, from chapter to chapter, what's going to happen next. This book is guaranteed to keep him and her engrossed and they'll find it hard to put down.