Untold riches and wisdom cant be turned down... Two years ago, Dr. Matthew Bartholomew lost his wife of twenty-eight years. Now finishing his twenty-fifth year of teaching, he is at a crossroads in his life. When the opportunity to spend a few months on a private Caribbean island with a consortium of biblical scholars and research scientists, including old college friends David and R.J., Matthew decides to participate, if only to give himself time to plan the next step in life. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the research group are finally revealed when Matthew is asked to head a search for the biblical and fabled garden of Eden. Elliot Mitchell, founder of Mitchell International and the reason for the search, seems untrustworthy to Matthew. His unease is further fueled by romance lingering around the island as R.J. confesses her venerable love for him. To escape a future he may t be ready for, Matthew immerses himself into his work on The Eden Files, but digging around the compound reveals a powerful senator may be involved in the quest for wealth as well as the end of God and religion in the current American society. When the group relocates to Turkey and scholars begin disappearing, Matthew realizes he has little power to flight the deadly hands of corrupt political leaders that can wipe him off the face of the earth with the touch of a phone. When the chance arrives to be heroic, Matthew must decide whether he can plunge into history and new love without looking back or retreat into a life of anymity. Only time will tell what lies in The Eden Files.
