An ancient manuscript that leads to the Garden of Eden. A seed that can restore the world to nature... but only by destroying humanity in its wake.
When a fragment of an ancient manuscript is stolen from a Jewish library in Amsterdam, ARKANE agents Morgan Sierra and Jake Timber discover a conspiracy that stretches back to the days of the Portuguese Empire, and a hidden Order of monks who have protected Eden for generations.
Meanwhile, a radical ecological group seeks the powerful Seed at the heart of the Garden intending to restore the world to its natural state with no thought of the consequences for humankind.
From Lisbon to Macau, the Caribbean and on to Brazil, Morgan and Jake must hunt for the fragments of the manuscript and find their way to the Garden of Eden before those who wish to turn its secret into blood.
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A thousand candles lit the synagogue of Elts Haim in Amsterdam, the light flickering in a warm glow from the copper chandeliers that hung over the bowed heads of the faithful. PROLOGUE
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(Curl Up Press, 9 December 2020, 203 pages, ebook, #ARC from the author and voluntarily reviewed)
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Penn has become one of my favourite writers over the past few months. I still have a lot of her back catalogue to read. I got a copy of this book because I joined her advance reader group. I've only read a couple of books in the ARKANE series but have thoroughly enjoyed them. Tree of Life is no exception. It has exactly what I expected from an ARKANE book; ancient secrets uncovered and threatening the world, obsessive characters with nefarious intentions, plenty of action, dead bodies and chaos. I enjoyed every word of this book, the best ARKANE book I've read so far. I can't wait to read the next ARKANE thriller and finish the author's back catalogue.