β Scribed by Aiden James
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Plague of Coins:
William Barrow carries a dark secret. A very dark secret.
An archivist for the Smithsonian Institute and also a part-time operative for the CIA, no one would ever suspect the handsome thirty-ish William is in fact the most reviled human being to ever walk the earth. His infectious warmth and sense of humor make such an assertion especially hard to believe.
But long ago, William Barrow had another nameone that is synonymous with shame and betrayal: Judas Iscariot.
Forced to walk the earth as a cursed immortal, William/Judas is on a quest to reclaim the thirty silver shekels paid to him in exchange for Jesus Christ. Twenty-one coins have now been recoveredthanks in large part to the help from his latest son, the esteemed Georgetown University history professor, Alistair Barrow.
Ever hopeful the complete coin collection will buy him a full pardon from God and end his banishment from heaven, William plans a visit to a remote village deep within Irans Alborz Mountains to retrieve silver coin number twenty-two. But the CIA has a different objective for this trip, one that pits both father and son against an unscrupulous Russian billionaire searching for something else thats just as precious within the ancient mountains of Iransomething that threatens peace in the modern world if William and Alistair fail to reach it first.
Reign of Coins:
For William Barrow, two thousand years is a very long timetoo long, when it is a perpetual punishment for betraying Jesus Christ.
The man originally known as Judas Iscariot is on a mission to recover thirty silver shekels once paid to him for his ultimate treachery. Twenty-two coins have been recovered, leaving just eight to go. But when his Russian nemesis, Viktor Kaslow, also becomes immortal, the stakes are immediately raised.
Kaslow has followed William and his son, Alistair, to Hong Kong in search of a blood coin passed down through Genghis Khan. The coin presently belongs to an esteemed Chinese collection. But along with the coin are other cursed items from the famed Mongol Emperor. William soon learns he cant have the one without the others.
William has waited eight hundred years for a second chance to reclaim this particular coin that inspired the Mongolian Empires bloody violence it was once famous for. While Kaslow closes in, seeking his own vengeance, William and Alistair race against the CIA and an unscrupulous American businessman intent on reaching the cursed treasure trove before them.
Much is at stake for the Barrows and the world, as a deadly weapon unseen for centuries lies in wait alongside blood coin number twenty-three.
Acclaim for the novels of Aiden James:
The intense writing style of Aiden James kept my eyes glued to the story and the pages seemed to fly by at warp speed. Twists, turns, and surprises pop up at random times to keep the reader off balance. It all blends together to create one of the best stories I have read all year.
Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews for The Devils Paradise
Aiden James has written a deeply psychological, gripping tale that keeps the readers hooked from page one.
Bookfinds review for The Forgotten Eden
Aiden James has a keen eye for detail and an uncanny knack for scaring the hell out of me. We are watching a master at work. The Raven Mocker is a nearly perfect thriller. Ghost stories don't get any better than this.
J.R. Rain, Bestselling author of the Vampire for Hire series
As with the previous titles I have read by this author, I found the author's writing style to be silky smooth and the main plot line to be extremely creative. The fertile imagination of Aiden James definitely knows what today's readers want to see in their stories.
Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews for The Vampires Last Lover
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