Retired Air Force OSI agent Greg McKenzie thinks his troubles with the Metro Nashville Police are a problem. Then he brings a "souvenir" Dead Sea Scroll home from the Holy Land and things go from bad to worse. A Palestinian terrorist group invades his home, fails to find the scroll, and takes his wife, Jill, hostage. Greg finds himself with an ancient Hebrew scroll worth millions, wanted by both the Palestinians and a radical far-right Israeli organization. When he tries to exchange it for Jill's freedom, everything goes wrong. Then the police target him as a suspect in his wife's disappearance, and he sets out alone on a perilous chase to save her life.
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Editorial Reviews
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"Grabs you from beginning to end. A great read." -- Don Goldman (What Goes Around)
"Gripping. I could not put it down." -- Stephane Daimlen-Völs (Hour of the Wolves)
"Gripping. I could not put it down." -- Stephane Daimlen-Völs (Hour of the Wolves)
About the Author
I got bitten by the writing bug when I started work as a newspaper
reporter while a journalism student at the University of Tennessee. That
was more than 60 years ago. Since then I've worked as a freelance
writer, a magazine editor, a political speechwriter, an advertising
copywriter, a public relations writer and an association manager. I
started writing novels after retirement. I write the Greg McKenzie
mysteries featuring a retired Air Force OSI agent. The first, SECRET OF
THE SCROLL (2002), takes place in Nashville and Israel. The second,
DESIGNED TO KILL (2004), is set around Pensacola, FL, and the third,
DEADLY ILLUSIONS (2005), wanders about Nashville. The fourth, titled
THE MARATHON MURDERS (2008), involves the long-defunct Marathon Motor
Works in Nashville, and the fifth is A SPORTING MURDER (2010), dealing
with professional sports in Nashville. My second mystery series follows
the adventures of Nashville PI Sid Chance. The first book, titled THE
SUREST POISON (2009), deals with a toxic chemical spill in a suburban
county.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Secret of the Scroll contains the high level of political deniability inherent in the espianage novel, causing the hero to rely on something other than the might and right of countries. Going it alone, Greg McKenzie picks up an intrigueing entourage of sidekicks as he races through the tale. The refreshing part is that the hero isn't exceptionally gifted with super powers of observation, incredible martial art skills, or packing tons of hardware. It is a story of man's greed affecting the innocent, resolved by a lifetime of experience,and fueled by a determination born of love. While the twists and turns are intricate, it is all told with a smooth grace that never pulls the reader out of the fantasy. I have found a new author whose next work I'll anticipate from the time I close the cover.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Who says a good man is hard to find? Greg McKenzie, Chester D. Campbell's new series protagonist, loves his wife and attends church. He also smokes, swears and has a hot temper.
A retired Air Force investigator, McKenzie's pursuit of justice, no matter whose toes he tramples, has cost him a job as a district attorney's investigator and earned him the enmity of the Metro Nashville Police Department.
Those problems are quickly eclipsed when McKenzie buys a souvenir Dead Sea Scroll jar during a trip to the Holy Land. By the time his tour group arrives back in Nashville, assorted Israelis, Palestinians and freelance fanatics are hot on his trail.
Seems the scroll in the old clay jar is the real thing. It holds a code revealing the location of long-lost treasures from Solomon's Temple.
SECRET OF THE SCROLL is a classic page-turner, without an excess of blood spatters. There's plenty of action, but the suspense comes from McKenzie's efforts to outwit the shadowy figures who will stop at nothing to retrieve the scroll.
The real secret of the scroll is a corker, and Greg McKenzie is an attractive, very human hero. Both he and his creator have a sense of humor. The closing paragraphs made me laugh.
I'm looking forward to the second entry in this series. DESIGNED TO KILL is due out from Durban House in 2004.
There's more information at Campbell's website: http://www.chesterdcampbell.com.
Pat Browning, author of FULL CIRCLE
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A first person, narrative mystery thriller of the first order. Adroitly titillates your sense of anticipation and suspense while slyly giving you a close-up feeling for the Israeli/Palestinian struggle. The plot and the pages go fast and as you realize you are thoroughly enjoying the story the book comes to an end. If you like good solid writing, thoughtful characterization and a believable story you'll enjoy this book.
Rus Morgan -- Host Interviewer for PBS "Book Talk" at Radio Station WYPL in Memphis TN. (103 books read and authors interviewed in the series since its inception in 1993). The male 'Grandma Moses' of mystery fiction. Member of MWA and PMA. Author of three novels, the stunning "Blackberries Got No Thorns" and two sizzling scifi mysteries, "The Voodoo Vortex" and "Luci"...
Rus Morgan -- Host Interviewer for PBS "Book Talk" at Radio Station WYPL in Memphis TN. (103 books read and authors interviewed in the series since its inception in 1993). The male 'Grandma Moses' of mystery fiction. Member of MWA and PMA. Author of three novels, the stunning "Blackberries Got No Thorns" and two sizzling scifi mysteries, "The Voodoo Vortex" and "Luci"...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A WONDERFUL WEEKEND WRAPPED IN MYSTERY!
I RECEIVED THIS BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS AND COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN AND READ IT ALL WEEKEND. THE PLOT WAS ENGROSSING AND THE CHARACTERS WERE EASY TO IDENTIFY WITH, EPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE... Read more
Published on August 10, 2006 by M E ROSSON
Secret of the Scroll
The locks on Greg and Jill McKenzie's luggage were removed at some point on their way home from a
vacation in the Middle East. Read more
vacation in the Middle East. Read more
Published on December 1, 2002 by AllAboutMurder
Can't wait for the Sequel
Received the book the night before last and I could not put it down. Great read. I felt like I was living the entire story myself. Read more
Published on September 11, 2002 by Tina Timlin
More About the Author
After following a snake-like career path that writhed about from newspapers to magazines to speechwriting to advertising to PR to association management, I settled on novel writing after retirement. I'm having a blast. My PI characters do things I'd never dare attempt. The reviewers love 'em, and so do the fans. Most of my stories are drawn from life, from all the weird and wonderful things that go on around me. Since I've been observing this for the last 85 years, there's no shortage of stuff to draw on.
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