The Sword of David is a high-action thriller set principally in Jerusalem. Chaim Klein, a fearless former IDF officer and now archeologist at the Wall is sent on an epic quest to find the Ten Commandments, after stumbling across the Ark of the Covenant inside the Temple Mount. On his journey to Ethiopia, London, Paris, and Rome, Klein becomes armed with the mystical sword of King David, while also working to stop a simultaneous orchestrated terrorist attack intended to obliterate Israel and major Western cities across the globe.
The novel is filled with colorful characters, including Rafsani who trained under the notorious Carlos the Jackal and worked for Saddam Hussein; Mossad agent Galit who works undercover in Paris, Klein’s sidekick Dan Beer, Baroness Collins a member of the British Parliament and head of a long thought defunct secret organization, and others. The dramatic finale is stunning and unprecedented, yet exhilarating.
Lichtman extensively researched the facts and history relayed in the novel, as well as terrorism, including multiple trips to Jerusalem and the European cities.
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The Sword of David
- From the Publisher
September 1, 2020
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