Bartimaeus, a wise-cracking djinni, finds himself in the tenth century and at the court of King Solomon with an unpleasant master and a sinister servant, and gets into trouble with King Solomon's magic ring.
Follows a Jewish family between 1940 and 1948 as they witness the events of the Holocaust and the moments leading up to the creation of a Jewish state.
Chronicles the history of Jerusalem from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict discussing the many conflicts, faiths, and people that are part of the city's history.
Veteran Israeli police inspector Daniel Sharavi searches for a brutal killer who has been draining his victims of blood and shrouding them in white at sacred sites throughout Jerusalem.
Describes King Richard I's active involvement in the Crusades as a warrior and a military leader, also providing background information on Richard's life and the Christian quest for the Holy Land.
Biblical scholar Shulamit Shepher returns from England to her grandparents' house in Jerusalem and gets caught up in a battle between family members and a stranger named Gideon over a treasure found in the attic--an early manuscript of the five books of Moses.
Surveys the history, places of worship, legends, traditions, art and architecture of the great city, in which Christians, Jews, and Muslims live side by side.
