The story actually has three protagonists, Max Cohn, a kid in present day Los Angeles, Moshe Goldenhirsch who is a young Jewish man at the heyday of World War II, and again, Moshe as an elderly retiree in present day Los Angeles
Being embedded with American troops is no joke, as he soon finds out
The novel does a good job informing the reader how terrorist organizations develop and the threats they pose to Americans and American interests
The setting takes place close to a hotly contested election to the governorship of California where both candidates are trying to stay on the good side of the Chinese, knowing full well that American citizens despise having a foreign military presence in their midst.
Sam Kornberg lives in L.A., his marriage is falling apart and it looks like he’ll never be the novelist he dreamed of being. Looking for any job he might be qualify for , Sam gets a job as an assistant (he specializes in being an “assistant”) detective to Solar Lonsky.
Sam’s first assignment is to track a mysterious woman who triggers the adventure his about to take involving shootouts, mistaken identities, insane asylums and lots of movie talk in a video store.
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The book makes observations about how people treat one another in a civilized society, the challenges of raising kids, what’s important, and more
The narrative is good, easily understood and confident. The tale of honor and betrayal is accompanied by interesting characters which makes it entertaining