{"id":962,"date":"2026-02-03T16:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/?p=962"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:09:19","slug":"a-conversation-with-michael-j-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/a-conversation-with-michael-j-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation with Michael J. Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This week on Crime Wave: Michael Cooper\u2019s The Rabbi\u2019s Knight is a richly detailed historical novel set in 1290, as war-weary Knight Templar Jonathan St. Clair joins forces with Rabbi Samuel of Baghdad to decipher a cryptic ancient scroll linked to Jerusalem\u2019s Temple Mount. Shifting alliances, pursuit by enemies, and forbidden desires complicate the quest as their dangerous journey draws together scholars, warriors, and rivals from across faiths\u2014including the fiercely independent Zahirah. Steeped in mysticism, faith, and suspense, the novel asks how far one will go in pursuit of truth\u2014and what it may cost when that truth is finally revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with Michael: https:\/\/michaeljcooper.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen:
On SoundCloud<\/a>
On Spotify<\/a>
On iHeart<\/a>
On Apple<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crime Wave is part of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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