Rogue Angel 41: Staff of Judea

After decoding an ancient scrollone that purports to pinpoint the treasure of the Jewish Temple, lost for two thousand yearsarchaeologist Annja Creed agrees to lead the party to recover the find in Judea. Its a perilous desert journey through sandstorms and bandits, and complicated by mysterious sabotage within the group, to arrive at a long-forgotten fortress deep beneath a mountain. Only then does Annja discover that this archaeological expedition is really one mans quest for the mystical Staff of Aaron, one of the Bibles holiest and most powerful relicsa weapon they say can do incalculable harm in the hands of the wrong individual. She must try everything humanly possible to prevent the staff from being used for selfish purposes. Even if it puts her in the mightiest battle yetsword against staff.