"Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of
Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the
Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away."
John 19:37-39I have read a number of murder mysteries by Mary Higgins Clark, often called the Queen of Suspense. They always provide some great entertainment---easy and enjoyable reads. I rate it a 4.
The plot of this one has to do with the discovery of a letter that may have been written by Jesus Christ to Joseph of Arimathea. Jonathan Lyons, a renowned Biblical scholar, is the one who comes across the ancient parchment, priceless if it can be authenticated. Early in the novel, he is found shot to death and the parchment is missing . His wife, Katherine, suffering with Alzheimers, is accused of his murder. It falls to daughter, Mariah, to clear her mother and find out what happened to the ancient document.
The Lost Years was a bit more historical than others of Clark's mysteries I have read and as far as I know, the title is not part of a song. I had recently attended a lecture and seen a TV documentary on the Dead Sea Scrolls, another exciting Biblical discovery, and found I could suspend my disbelief in the founding of this "Arimathea letter," all the while knowing Clark's story is fiction.
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