Published: March 28, 2011
Words: 65,156 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458104328

Short description

The Shroud of Turin is stolen. It is mysteriously returned but mutilated. Interpol investigator Arturo Benavivo is assigned to the case, His persistent hunt for a cunning foe, nearly costs his life and that of his family. Following a meandering trail of clues, he is led to a remote laboratory in northern Italy. There lie the chilling answers.

Extended description

The Shroud of Turin stolen! The burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth? Interpol investigator Arturo Benavivo is assigned to the case, but while his investigation is underway, the Shroud is mysteriously returned—mutilated.
Pieces of the cloth have been cut out.
Although he is now officially off the case, burning questions prod Benavivo to continue his search. Who stole the Shroud? Why? Why was it mutilated?
Benavivo’s persistent hunt, in the face of a desperate and cunning foe, nearly costs his life and that of his family. Following a meandering trail of clues, he is led to a remote laboratory in northern Italy. There lie the chilling answers.

From Publishers Weekly, Mystery Notes:
Barry Friedman, a retired orthopedic surgeon, brings his medical expertise to his novel, The Shroud. When some perverse trickster steals the Shroud of Turin and returns it torn and blood-stained, Florentine Interpol detective Arturo Benavivo is soon criss-crossing Europe in an effort to crack the incre.. (Read more) The Shroud of Turin stolen! The burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth? Interpol investigator Arturo Benavivo is assigned to the case, but while his investigation is underway, the Shroud is mysteriously returned—mutilated.
Pieces of the cloth have been cut out.
Although he is now officially off the case, burning questions prod Benavivo to continue his search. Who stole the Shroud? Why? Why was it mutilated?
Benavivo’s persistent hunt, in the face of a desperate and cunning foe, nearly costs his life and that of his family. Following a meandering trail of clues, he is led to a remote laboratory in northern Italy. There lie the chilling answers.

From Publishers Weekly, Mystery Notes:
Barry Friedman, a retired orthopedic surgeon, brings his medical expertise to his novel, The Shroud. When some perverse trickster steals the Shroud of Turin and returns it torn and blood-stained, Florentine Interpol detective Arturo Benavivo is soon criss-crossing Europe in an effort to crack the increasingly sanguinary case.
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thriller, suspense, mystery, alps, interpol, shroud of turn, active adventure

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Review by: Gordon Tatler on Oct. 25, 2012 :
Not an original idea - others have used the DNA/Shroud theme, but this one has a lovely twist in the tale which had me rocking with laughter. Good read. Couldn't put it down.
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