There is fighting all over the Middle East, Christian mercenaries are marching on Jerusalem and militias are hauling in weapons, preparing for a siege. Among them are four secret agents, whose mission is to seek out and save a mother and child from assassins. If found, they might change the course of history. The story so far: A Sea of Tears is the much-anticipated sequel to Adam Williams' well-received novel A River of Blood in which Samuel, a Jewish professor discovers a mutilated body on the bank of the River Nile and decides to play detective. Little did he know that the secret he has stumbled on could shake the empire. Assassins are on the prowl, a mother and child are being hunted, yet the authorities block Samuel's efforts to find the truth at every step. Ignoring warnings from people in high places, and with nothing more to guide him than his scientific method, Samuel persists in his quest, and it does not take long before he realizes the State itself wants him dead. A Sea of Tears takes the story on. Samuel and his friends have arrived in Palestine. Now it is a race against time to get to Jerusalem. Killers are on the prowl. The murderer Al Haddad is on their tail. Everything points to the possibility that the mother and child are disguised and hiding in Jerusalem, but time is running out. Even if they did find them, there may be no way to escape before either the Christian army takes the city. And as the tension rises, who can trust who?
