(+) The Dead Sea Cipher (1970 Peters), novel

The Dead Sea Cipher (1970) is a novel by Elizabeth Peters (pseud. of Barbara Mertz).

Abstract

"The door of Dinah's hotel room burst open and Tony Cartwright staggered in, falling to the floor unconscious. Dinah rushed to him and lifted his bloody head ... It was the start of a grand adventure in a land of antiquity, a rare opportunity to visit biblical places rich in tradition. But in a Jerusalem hotel room a world away from everything she knows, Dinah van der Lyn hears angry voices through the wall, followed by a crash and a brief cry in English . . . for help! The brutal shattering of an evening’s stillness becomes a prelude to terror. Without warning, Dinah has been unwittingly pulled into something unholy transpiring in a sacred city, and she must find answers hidden in the shadows. And she must trust an enigmatic stranger as she races through ancient, twisting streets teeming with secrets and peril: a man who may be leading her to safety . . . or to her doom."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1970.

Translations

• Le secret de la Mer Morte = The Dead Sea Cipher (1972 @1970 Peters / Saunier), novel (French ed.)
• Das Geheimnis der alten Schriftrollen = The Dead Sea Cipher (1974 @1970 Peters / Pommer), novel (German ed.)
• Svitok Mërtvogo moria = The Dead Sea Cipher (2000 @1970 Peters / Tirdatova), novel (Russian ed.)