Donald Craig Miller – författare

A bitter squabble over a tradesman''s inheritance. A frightened man, on the run, trying to evade unseen persons to keep them from stealing that same inheritance.

First century privaate detective, Jake Jezreel, has been hired to step in between these two fighting factions. But when you''re in the middle, Jake discovers there is no place to hide.

In Jake Jezreel''s latest adventure, "The Wreck of the Flagship Octavian", the detective is swept up into an investigation much greater than he ever could have imagined. The ensuing struggle over the inheritance explodes into a brawl with a violent gang, a precision Roman military raid, and a frantic, climactic chase through the windy streets of Jerusalem. Hannukah is the backdrop of this adventure, with the icy winds of December intruding into all the twists and turns of this intricate tale.

In all of his tough choices along the way, Jake''s faith is greatly tested. Living the Christian life in amongst the many evils of worldly society "ain''t easy". Time and time again, during this investigation, Jake must depend, moment by moment, upon the powerful wisdom of God.

Who will finally get the inheritance? What claim do the Romans have over the disputed inheritance? What is the trap that Jake finally springs to capture the evildoers?

The tale of "The Wreck of the Flagship Octavian" will draw all these loose ends together in a final, dramatic conclusion.

First century Private Detective, Jake Jezreel has been thrown into a confusing investigation. Wealthy and well-connected Pharisees have hired the detective to track down a mysterious character they claim is “dangerous”. Their accusation stems from their assessment that the mystery man is forming an army of ravenous followers. They believe that this rebel leader wants to overthrow the Jewish government. Then, in succession, he and his army would topple the Roman strangle hold on Israel.

The Pharisees fear that such an insurrection would completely destabilize the country. The Romans would counter attack with devastating consequences.

Jake must figure out a way to defuse this volatile situation before it blows up in his face. And the heat in the investigative cauldron, stoked by the religious leaders, is boiling hotter and fierier.

Jake begins to realize that he has been swept up into the middle of a vicious blood-vengeance against the “rebel”. Jake is trapped in the middle. It is quite apparent that the religious leaders are demanding that he must do their bidding no matter what the cost. And Jake can feel their icy fingers clutching at him, forcing him.

But Jake is shocked by another startling fact, jumping out at him in the midst of his initial investigation. Tangled up in all the twists and turns of his fact-finding probe, the detective uncovers a disturbing truth. Flying in the face of everything he had ever been taught, Jake unearths indisputable evidence that there was not just one Adam. There were two! There was a Second Adam! How can he explain that to the religious leaders?

The religious leaders want results from their detective. They are squeezing him hard to deliver the incriminating facts they salivate for.

How can Jake reveal all the disturbing facts he has uncovered to the vengeful religious leaders. He’s discovered only good and marvelous evidence about the ‘rebel’. And now the undeniable truth that there actually was a Second Adam! What dire consequences will come crashing down upon Jake when he unloads his final report upon the religious leaders?

Only a shocking, unimaginable conclusion can answer that fearsome question.

It all started with a box…a box full of ancient musty manuscripts and glittering gold coins. When a client discovered the box buried under his house, he went straight to Detective Jake Jezreel for advice. All the manuscripts had strange foreign writings scrawled on them. But strangest of all, there also was an ancient map nestled in the box. It, too, had enigmatic writings hiding the real purpose of the sketched diagram. The mysterious map appeared, tantalizingly, to lead to something of vital importance.

Immediately Jake calls in a local, former Pharisee to attempt to translate the strange documents. Good progress is made in translating the parchments. The documents appear to be official foreign government records which had, for some unknown reason, been buried under the client’s house many years before.

But more importantly, the map seemed to hold the greatest promise of intrigue. The map, cloaked in its mysterious writing, drew increased allurement with its apparent potential for grander rewards.

But when the box and the map are both stolen, Jake Jezreel is swept into a race against time to outsmart the thieves. The ancient map is the key to beating the bad guys to the punch. But the criminals have the map! Advantage to the bad guys! What stray, obscure clue can Jake use to outwit the criminals?