The Illumination: A Novel - Softcover

The gift

A pendant that gleams like a small golden egg encrusted with jewels of lapis lazuli, carnelian, and jasper. It’s the classic evil eye—a symbol of protection common throughout the world, with a history connecting it to many religions.

The recipient

Natalie Landau, a museum curator and expert on Mesopotamian protective amulets and magical beliefs.

The giver

Natalie’s sister, Dana—murdered just hours after sending the gift. Does the evil eye have something to do with her death?

The Illumination

As Natalie races to discover the origin of the pendant, she is sucked into an international battle between powerful religious and government factions, each battling for the eye, which turns out to be far more valuable—and far more powerful—than she could ever imagine...

“A PAGE-TURNER EXTRAORDINAIRE.”—New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston

“The intrigue is high. The excitement is palpable. The story is priceless.”—M.J. Rose

Jill Gregory and Karen Tintori are writing partners who have been best friends for more than twenty years. Jill Gregory is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has written more than thirty books of women’s fiction. Karen Tintori is an award-winning author whose most recent book is Unto the Daughters, a family memoir. Their previous collaboration, The Book of Names, has been sold in over 20 countries. They live in Michigan with their families.