The Sword of Moses (novel)

The Sword of Moses
First edition
AuthorDominic Selwood
Genremystery, detective fiction, conspiracy fiction, thriller
Published14 August 2013 Corax
Publication placeEngland
ISBN978-0-9926332-0-2
823.92

The Sword of Moses is a 2013 mystery detective thriller novel by the English historian and journalist Dominic Selwood. It is part one of the Ava Curzon trilogy.

The novel's premise involves the infamous ancient Hebrew magical text, The Sword of Moses,[1][2] and features Dr Ava Curzon, an archaeologist working in the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad reassembling the collections looted during the 2003 invasion.[3]

  1. ^ Harari, Youval (2012). "The Sword of Moses (Ḥarba de-Moshe)". Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft. 7 (1): 58–98. doi:10.1353/mrw.2012.0008. S2CID 162236993.
  2. ^ "The Sword of Moses". Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Iraq Scheme". British Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2024.