When terrorist bombs irradiated Jerusalem in 1986, every human of every faith was evacuated. They were transferred to camps, and the UN cordoned off the entire area to stop anyone crazy enough to return. At least, that was the official media report. Why then, thirty years later, is  Katherine Baros' missing ten-year-old son spotted by a military plane alone and singing in the wasteland? Someone's been lying. She pays a fortune to a team of mercenaries renowned for smuggling pilgrims and thrill-seekers into the holy land. Terrified but driven to do what needs to be done, Katherine, a Christian of convenience, joins a Muslim doctor, a Greek businessman and two Jews with their own agendas, and eight atheists with automatic weapons. They sneak across the Dead Sea under the cover of darkness to find the land is in metamorphosis. Ground once thought to be holy is turning into a hell on Earth.