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O Jerusalem

a Mary Russell novel
2009
Sherlock Holmes and his apprentice Mary Russell travel to Jerusalem where they attempt to find the person responsible for a recent rash of brutal murders.

Jerusalem, shining still

1987
Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling David, Nebuchadnezzer, Herod, Hadrian, Constantine, Saladin, Sulieman, and the many groups who came to conquer; and observes that despite 3000 years of being battered, burned, and rebuilt, Jerusaleum shines peacefully in the moonlight.

Jerusalem

2001
Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, people, sports, and points of interest in the capital of Israel.

The last days

2003
White House advisor Jon Bennett arrives in the Middle East in hopes of closing an Arab-Israeli peace deal which would require the historic enemies to work together to tap into a newly discovered tract of oil and natural gas deep beneath the Mediterranean--a venture the U.S. has promised to underwrite for billions of dollars, but there are those who do not want to see the plan succeed.

The ring of Solomon

2012
Wise-cracking djinni Bartimaeus finds himself at the court of King Solomon with an unpleasant master, a sinister servant, and King Solomon's magic ring.

The black rood

2001
Long after the Great Crusade, Duncan, son of Murdo, leaves his home in search of the Black Rood and finds that the Knights Templar, the guards at the gates to the Holy Land, hold the keys to not only Duncan's destiny, but that of all of the West.

We just want to live here

a Palestinian teenager, an Israeli teenager-- an unlikely friendship
2003
Presents a correspondence between two young women living in Jerusalem--Palestinian Amal Rifa'i and Israeli Odelia Ainbinder--in which they discuss their hopes and plans for the future, and share their feelings about the conflict between the Arabs and the Jews.

The rock

a tale of seventh-century Jerusalem
2001
A historical novel in which Ishaq, commissioned to design the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, meditates upon the reasons behind the creation of the contested relic that holds such significance for the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faiths.

O Jerusalem

1996
A poetic tribute to Jerusalem, in honor of the 3000th anniversary of its founding, celebrating its history as a holy city for three major religions.

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