Ehud may be short, snub-nosed and fresh-faced but don't underestimate him. Under those black curls there's a sharp fighter and a shrewd survivor.

Jericho has fallen to Joshua and his Israelite army. Amid the looting and the slaughter of the survivors, the hunt is on for the great golden helmet of Baal. The helmet must be found - and destroyed - or the invasion of the rich Promised Land will fail.

In this second book of the series, Ehud is, as usual, in the thick of it.

The challenges come at him fast and furious. Whether it's confronting a charging chariot single-handedly, sweet- talking a drug-crazed mountain king, or escaping the claws of a determined devil woman, Ehud is up to it. With his deft skills, smooth talking, and sheer brass he turns near disaster into triumph.

But is finding the golden helmet of Baal a challenge too far? When the best laid plans go astray no one has the answers, and those who survive are left standing numb and shivering in fear. All except Ehud.