We’re delighted to welcome scholar ELLEN FRANKEL, author of the new novel The Deadly Scrolls, a mystery-thriller that has been called “a Jewish Da Vinci Code.”
Dr. Frankel has written a true page-turning suspense story, incorporating themes of religious fanaticism and the End of Days, a lost Dead Sea Scroll, and a memorable intelligence agent named Maya Rimon, all set against the backdrop of contemporary Jerusalem and the desert ruins of Qumran. The story centers around a genuine historic artifact, the “Copper Scroll,” whose many secrets still remain undeciphered by scholars and treasure hunters.
Ellen Frankel is a scholar, author, librettist, and storyteller. She is the author of ten books, including The Five Books of Miriam (1997), The Classic Tales: 4,000 Years of Jewish Lore (1993), and The JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible, winner of the National Jewish Book Award in 2009. The Deadly Scrolls is Book One in a new series, The Jerusalem Mysteries. Dr. Frankel served for eighteen years as Editor-in-Chief and CEO of The Jewish Publication Society. She has written the lyrics for a number of cantatas, chamber pieces, and two operas.
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