"On a dusky market street in Alexandria, Daniel Know stumbles across a Dead Sea Scroll jar that puts him on the trail of an ancient Jewish sect...and one of the greatest mysteries of all time. The sojourn in Egypt and the exodus with Moses are among the founding stories in the Bible. Why is there not a single mention of them in Egyptian records? Knox's quest takes a twist when his partner, Gaille Bonnard, is abducted and a hostage tape appears on TV. Now Knox must race across Egypt to save her - and the only clue is a possible message from Gaille hidden in the broadcast. After tangling with a murderous preacher, pseudo-archaeologists, and renegade policemen, Knox will finally find the tomb of a heretic pharaoh - where he just might solve one of the most important puzzles in history."