Judas the Apostle

by Van R. Mayhall Jr.

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Pub Date Sep 02 2013 | Archive Date Jul 08 2015

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Christian | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

Ancient language expert Dr. Clotile Lejeune is happily living a quiet life in Seattle when her world is profoundly shaken. After she learns that her estranged father has been murdered, Cloe must travel with her soldier son, J. E., back to her Louisiana hometown to unlock the mysteries of a two-thousand-year-old oil jar her father has left her—a jar inscribed with the name Judas Iscariot. Anxious to find her father’s killer and dispel her own personal demons, Cloe has no idea that what she is about to uncover has the potential to set the international religious community on fire.

With the help of a mysterious cleric, her son, and a letter from her father, Cloe soon realizes the African oil jar her father unearthed during the war may be the most important relic discovered in centuries. But it is only the beginning. Across the globe, a billionaire arms merchant is leaving a trail of bodies in his wake in his pursuit of the jar and its contents.

In this biblical thriller, the race for answers takes a language professor on a dangerous quest across three continents in order to discover the identity of Judas Iscariot. Now only time will tell if Cloe can find out what the past is reaching out to tell her—before it is too late.

Ancient language expert Dr. Clotile Lejeune is happily living a quiet life in Seattle when her world is profoundly shaken. After she learns that her estranged father has been murdered, Cloe must...

Advance Praise

“JUDAS HAS COMPELLING PLOT, ATTRACTIVE LOCAL SETTING. Mayhall, a Baton Rouge attorney, has done the one thing in this book that is essential to keep a thriller thrilling: he has created a bad guy who is truly evil. The Kolektor lives in a bunker under a fake antiquity store in Jerusalem and he is without conscience. He cares only for what he wants. Mayhall has a clear and uncluttered writing style well-suited to the thriller genre. His plot is good. He does his homework on the history of his subject.” —Greg Langley, The Advocate, October 9, 2012.

“LOUISIANA AUTHOR SPINS THRILLER ABOUT JUDAS ISCARIOT.” —The Hammond Daily Star, November 9, 2012.

“LOUISIANA AUTHOR EXAMINES THE ROLE OF JUDAS IN NEW THRILLER. The reader is transported to exotic locales throughout time, including ancient Masada, North Africa during World War II and modern day Jerusalem and Lyon, France. South Louisiana readers will enjoy iconic venues in the book that include numerous scenes at LSU in Baton Rouge, Madisonville, Lake Pontchartrain and the Tchefuncte River.” —The Point Coupee Banner, November 22, 2012.

“JUDAS THE APOSTLE… Van R. Mayhall, Jr. has penned a fascinating thriller packed with twists and turns. Ancient language expert, Dr. Clotile LeJeune’s quiet life is shaken when she learns her estranged father has been murdered. She travels to her home town to unlock the mysteries of a 2000-year-old oil jar inscribed with the name “Judas Iscariot” that her father left her. The race for answers takes her on a dangerous quest across three continents in order to discover the identity of Judas Iscariot.” —Legatus Magazine, February, 2013.

“WORTH WATCHING JUDAS THE APOSTLE Mayhall has spun a highly original, suspenseful and atmospheric thriller. It is a savvy story of academia, archeology and theology, but you can also taste the warm Louisiana thread that runs through it like a good flavor – the Tchefuncte River, the LSU Campus, the elements of close family ties and the influence of religion.

The story weaves a mystical spell in the timeless story of good against evil that is hard to resist; Judas the Apostle joins my personal rank of books that I call one-sitting reads.” —Jeanne Frois, Louisiana Life, March-April, 2013.