Claire is given a secret from her dying elderly neighbor about where Moses’ Biblical staff is hidden.
With Dan's assistance, they attempt to retrieve the staff for Leskov while also being chased by Bshari who wants it destroyed. The plot was interesting, suspenseful and the action moved at a good pace. The characters were well developed with convincing dialogue. The part about Jack and Claire was not in line with my tastes but it was well done for those that like that type of story.
I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good read.

Great Story. It really is a wonderful thing to find an Author that can entertain you from the first page of their story right through to the very last page, like Kfir Luzzatto has for me with Exodus 95. This was a very easy book to read, and so well written. Claire Williams and Dan Ze’evi are both interesting and excellent characters, and I like the background and detail the Author has gone into with both of them. Claire Williams had no idea how her elderly neighbour Jack Jones was about to change her life. He wanted to pass on a secret that could be well worth her while financially, before he passed away from old age. He was lucky enough to find ‘Moses Staff’ back from the biblical times, and manage hide it from everyone in a cave. Arming Claire with the knowledge on how to unlock the box safely, that he had set to blow up if opened incorrectly. All she had to do now was to meet up with an Israeli man Dan Ze’evi, who was meant to know where the box was hidden. However with two rich and very dangerous men competing to purchase the Staff, it was going to be a lot more complicated than first thought. Each of these two men had a very different plan on what they were going to do with ‘Moses Staff’ if they could get hold of it. Luckily for Claire and Dan they were both prepared to pay very well for getting their hands on it. I quite enjoyed the ending. This is an entertaining book, and well worth a read.

4 stars

This is a wonderfully written and plotted novel. It is my first Kfir Luzzatto novel and I don’t believe that it will be my last. I truly enjoyed it.

Claire Williams of New York is left a great gift by her neighbor, Jack Jones. It is the location of the biblical staff that was said to belong to Moses. But before she can search for the staff, she needs the help of an engineer and a great deal of money to fund her expedition. Enter Dan Ze’evi, an Israeli.

The great thing about this book is that we get a nicely fleshed-out background on both of these wonderful characters.

As their search begins, forces who want the staff for themselves are on their trail. They want to buy the staff, instead of murdering for it. However, there is a faction that wants to destroy the staff – seemingly at any cost.

I want to thank Netgalley and Pine Ten for forwarding to me a copy of this book to read.

Thanks to NetGalley I spent a few wonderful days reading this book.
Mr Luzzatto is an excellent writer with a sharp eye for details. Furthermore, although the story is not really very ‘new’ (this is not the first book that handles with the finding of the staff of Mozes), he took the idea and made it into something new. There are a lot of interesting twists and turns in the book, although some of them may seem a little far-fetched (read it an you’ll know what I mean). Just as you think you know who is going to act a certain way, something happens… But the story ends with all loose ends nealy tied. This is a great book for people who like this kind of adventure stories.

3.5 stars

This was an entertaining read that I would categorise as “train, plane or automobile” – in other words, it would keep you nicely entertained on a long journey without being at all taxing. I guess I would describe it as Raiders of the Lost Ark meets The Da Vinci Code meets The Manchurian Candidate!

Claire and Dan, an Israeli engineer who unknown to him has information about the whereabouts of the fabled Moses staff, team up to retrieve it for a Russian oligarch who has his own nefarious past. That would be too easy, so a rival Egyptian is also after the staff. The author keep the action flowing with plenty of twists and turns, cross and double cross and a “Whoa, I wasn’t expecting that” moment about a third of the way in which takes the story in a whole new direction.

Okay, so elements of the story are pretty far-fetched – at least, I hope they are, otherwise recent events between the United States and Russia take on whole new possibilities! – but it’s all competently done and keeps you wanting to read on to the end.

I’d like to thank the author for providing an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.

This book has all the elements of a real thriller, and some highly imaginative plot twists as well. The mystery item is a package containing the staff used by Moses, hidden in the Arabian desert. After a brief introduction, the players begin a cobra dance that never seems to end. The story takes place in several locations, which are all well described and add to the sense of danger. One story element contributes greatly to a sense of weirdness, and it carries the reader into unexplored territory If you are into thrillers with a historical bent, you will really like this book.

This book is a thriller, event hough it has a Biblical premise of sorts. Moses's staff has been found and the chase is on. It's a treasure hunt, a chase, with a "The Librarian" type feel to it too. It's well written, with strong voices and full of action and adventure. If this is a series, I might well read more of it.

My copy came from Net Galley. My thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is left of my own free volition.