"A superb work of investigative journalism that reads like a detective thriller."- The Wall Street Journal "Friedman's clear writing and dogged pursuit of some otherwise overlooked assumptions read more like a detective novel than history . Friedman has written an important account in accessible, gripping prose."- The Christian Science Monitor "A thrilling, step-by-step quest to discover what really happened to Judaism's most important book . Many of [ The Aleppo Codex 's] most astute and well-earned revelations are also its biggest surprises." -The Boston Globe "The Aleppo Codex builds to a moral crescendo more impressive than the climactic fight scene in any thriller." -Salon "Friedman creates a riveting story, one that the reader will have a hard time putting down."- The Advocate "Thrilling .

a real-life National Treasure that reads like fantastical fiction." -CultureMob "[Friedman] opened a treasure box of history, mystery, conspiracy, and convolutions that would do any biblical thriller proud . Friedman has done a remarkable job-finding sources and digging through archives-of getting the Crown's fascinating story out of the shadows and into the light. In the process, he's become the latest in the long line of the Crown's protectors."- Booklist, starred review "Sharply etched . A carefully paced narrative of purloined Judaica." -Kirkus Reviews "Friedman's account of how the Codex was taken from Syria in the 1940s, later to resurface in Jerusalem, although no longer complete, is full of betrayals, controversy and surprises - and raises larger questions about the ownership and preservation of historical treasures." -Jewish Week "Friedman gives a masterful account of a major religious document .

[he] delivers an atmospheric, tense story about the destruction of a sacred relic, raising inevitable questions about who owns a people's historical treasures."- Publishers Weekly, starred review.