*Crime Scene Jerusalem* by Alton Gansky

 I really enjoyed Finder's Fee, another book by this author that I have previously reviewed. I saw this book week's ago as I was out looking for Lent resources. I snatched it up.
The premise of this book intrigued me. "What if a forensic detective could investigate the evidence surrounding the death of Jesus...and His resurrection?"
A chapter into this book I was thinking "ho hum". Slowly, I began to learn little cultural things that I'd not learned before about 1st Century Israel. It ties in so well with my Bible Reading; I did check his resources. Interesting tidbits that I began to learn and a question about Maxwell Odom kept me reading. Last night I reached a description of a Roman crucifixion. I almost didn't finish the chapter....but I decided to face the ugliness and push through. The the tomb, the upper room....oh it was good.
I had planned to finish this and send it to the girls before Easter...but I think the boys may want to read it now too. LOL
From the back of the book: "Crime Scene Jerusalem is the kind of novel that lingers in your soul, long after you put it down. Alton Gansky did a masterful job of portraying this modern crime-scene investigator who fins himself thrust into a time he knows nothing about - and learns how his own tragic life intersects with those who walked with Jesus. Besides holding me captive with his surprising, page-turning story, Gansky taught me things I didn't know. I wish everyone would read this book" Terri Blackstock, bestselling author of Last Light
My friend Liz tells me that she has not enjoyed the mystery series she found by this author. I've not hunted them up yet...but I did enjoy this book. Who would guess Sunday School would collide with CSI in such an interesting manner?
This is another 2008 Winter Reading Challenge book.