Novel Synopsis
THE STONE HE TURNED:
A ROSETTA STONE SAGA
A novel by Joanne Shaw
(83,750 words, completed novel)
Copyright © 2008 Joanne Shaw
Ex forensics star, now Geologist, Jack Wheeler pulls together his detective work and finds an encrypted stone which has haunted his curiosity since he entered the field of his choice. He finds the legendary rock etched with an unfinished sentence.
The rock shows signs of age but has associated linguistics that is only modern. It is surprising it was even written in English. It is like turning around The Stone Age and The Wheel Age. It defies logic. But the stone appears authentic. The chippings on the rock were not made by even a remotely modern instrument, and the prehistoric fossil is found in the grooves of the lettering. It is as if whoever carved those letters on the rock, did not know at all that they were spelling.
He searches out the meaning of the inscription which is a half-written statement about love -- and instead, he stumbles upon a literal meaning of life.
He seeks out the advice of a softer stone, Ms. Rosetta Stone, Private Investigator and Psychic Extraordinaire. The feminist femme fatale is a humanitarian who uses her psychic abilities to spot pedophiles out of crowds and rescue kids from their efforts, drive people home without the prior knowledge of their addresses and heal Jack's headaches with her hands.
He learns from her further insight into his rock as well as information about a crime involving a missing child which occurred where the rock was found. The two assist to solve the crime together then antidote other injustices.
They both meet the love of their life. They have a sexy love affair, where he is he and she is she, which leads them to their marriage. She solves for him certain mysteries about nature and human nature. He solves for her everything else.
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Writing Excerpts:
Joanne Shaw, The Stone He Turned
"A salamander was jarred between some rocks and squirming to get out. Wheeler lifted one of the rocks to free the grotesque creature. It crawled away toward something."
Joanne Shaw, The Stone He Turned
{After long discussion about psychic healings, Rosetta healed Jack's headache with her hands.} Jack, amazed, watched as Rosetta went over to the sink and washed her hands. "Rosetta, you took my headache and poured it down the sink!"