{"product_id":"true-raiders-the-untold-story-of-the-1909-expedition-to-find-the-legendary-ark-of-the-covenant-9781250846723","title":"True Raiders: The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Raiders\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eThe Lost City of Z\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e, from critically acclaimed author Brad Ricca.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book tells the untold true story of Monty Parker, a British rogue nobleman who, after being dared to do so by Ava Astor, the so-called \"most beautiful woman in the world,\" headed a secret 1909 expedition to find the fabled Ark of the Covenant. Like a real-life version of \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/i\u003e, this incredible story of adventure and mystery has almost been completely forgotten today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1908, Monty is approached by a strange Finnish scholar named Valter Juvelius who claims to have discovered a secret code in the Bible that reveals the location of the Ark. Monty assembles a ragtag group of blueblood adventurers, a renowned psychic, and a Franciscan father, to engage in a secret excavation just outside the city walls of Jerusalem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing recently uncovered records from the original expedition and several newly translated sources, \u003ci\u003eTrue Raiders \u003c\/i\u003eis the first retelling of this group's adventures- in the space between fact and faith, science and romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5533283\"\u003eBrad Ricca\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.38w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250846723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250846722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS002000\"\u003eAncient | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO023000\"\u003eAdventurers \u0026amp; Explorers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037070\"\u003eModern | 20th Century | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBRAD RICCA is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eMrs. Sherlock Holmes, Olive the Lionheart, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuper Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction. He won the St. Lawrence Book Award for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mastodon\u003c\/i\u003e. Ricca lives and works in Cleveland\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44482602402029,"sku":"9781250846723","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f0f578a0-0f50-4360-bba0-bc7f48ff41de.jpg?v=1700763059","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/true-raiders-the-untold-story-of-the-1909-expedition-to-find-the-legendary-ark-of-the-covenant-9781250846723","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}