relics

Just after Cassie Arroyo found the Spear of Destiny in Rome, it was stolen from her, so now she and her friend Asher must recover it--but when she used the Spear before, she set the world down a dangerous path, and if she recovers it she will have to decide whether to risk using it again.

Boston antiques dealer Abby Randolph, betrayed by an old friend, dumped by her lover, and grieving the death of her mom, makes the surprising discovery that an old chamber pot she inherited from her mother once belonged to poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning and is worth nearly one hundred thousand dollars--a fact that brings a lot of people from her past calling.

Explores the turbulent life of Ludwig van Beethoven and traces the journey of a lock of hair cut from his corpse, following it from Germany to Denmark and finally London, where it was bought at auction and tested by forensic scientists. Examines what the hair revealed about Beethoven and features black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout.

"A lost gospel, a contentious relic, and a dying pope's final wish converge to send two brothers--both Vatican priests--on an intellectual quest to untangle Christianity's greatest historical mystery"--Dust jacket flap.

Rookie SNN reporter Cotten Stone finds herself in the middle of the biggest news story in two thousand years, and enlists the help of biblical history scholar John Tyler to uncover the truth behind the discovery of Christ's Holy Grail.

When John Reese's daughter is attacked by thieves who steal an ancient mummy, he follows the suspects to an island hideaway where he is trapped by a hurricane and has to fight both the elements and the theives to stay alive.

American geneticist Charlotte Hennesey, cured of cancer by DNA extracted from the bones of Jesus, becomes the target of a host of criminals and assassins, most notably Aaron Cohen, a rabbi whose family has been the guardian of the Ark of the Covenant for many years and who wants Charlotte and her now purified blood to open the Ark.

Traces the history of a lock of hair musician Ferdinand Hiller cut from Ludwig van Beethoven's head the day after he died, and reveals what forensic tests on the hair sample revealed about Beethoven's health.

Explores the turbulent life of Ludwig van Beethoven and traces the journey of a lock of hair cut from his corpse, following it from Germany to Denmark and finally London, where it was bought at auction and tested by forensic scientists. Examines what the hair revealed about Beethoven and features black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout.