Pearl in the Sand is a fascinating book, the biblical characters of Rahab, Salmone, Joshua, Ezra and others are skillfully brought to life by Tessa Afshar

The Kill Artist is a well written spy novel, filled with details in all the right places as well as several characters from Silva’s previous novels.

The book touches on many themes, such as the role Jewish writers and artists played in American pop culture (like it or not comics are American mythology).

The stories are very interesting, Mr. Katz has picked a handful of people he considered Jewish heroes (at least one is not Jewish though) what made them heroes

This attempt at biblical fiction not a re-telling of the story of Samson, but a complete overhaul of the familiar story – a re-imagining if you will.