The Jerusalem Inception by Avraham Azrieli

Genre: Historical Fiction

Published by:  Creative Space

Pages:  Paper Back

Rating:  8 JAGS

The Jerusalem Inception is a one punch knock-out. The year is 1967 and tension is boiling over, not only between the sovereign Jewish state and its neighboring  Arab countries, but within Israel’s borders as well, as the Six Day War is about to ignite.  

Elie Weiss, Ultra Orthodox Rabbi Abraham Gester and Mossad Agent Tanya Galinski are survivors of the Holocaust and Israel’s only hope at defeating its enemies and halt the infighting between the Jewish populace and their governing body. The memories of 6 million Jews perishing by the hands of Nazi Germany is still fresh in their mind, even after all these years, as the three of them vow to stop at nothing to ensure a Jewish victory.

The Jerusalem Inception rocks the fiction thrill ride genre with a fresh perspective on the Jewish plight years after World War II, and gives a page by page account of love, betrayal and the manipulation used with detailed characters that bare their pain and turn it into purpose. This is must read for any action junkie looking for a book that will satisfy. Buy! Buy! Buy! I cannot stress this enough. Avraham Azrieli rival Ludlum and Le Carre in this action pack series.

Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann

Genre:  Fiction

Published by:  Little,Brown and Company

Pages:  Hard Cover

Rating:  7 JAGS 

The Second World War is finally over and so is the waiting that Nick and her cousin Helena have, to marry to their husbands. Both young women have lived their respective lives sheltered in the small enclosure of Martha’s Vineyard in the grand estate of Tiger House. Nick is waiting for her husband to return from the war, while Helena is preparing to move to the glamorous west coast to be with her fiance who rubs elbows with the glitter of Hollywood. What they dream of in a married life is far from what the reality of it is, and the truths that will unfold. 

Time takes both women on different paths, both riddled with compromise and guilt as they try to live up to the expectations of their husbands, children and ultimately their own ideals. During the summers, Nick and Helena’s families join together to share a memory of what life was like, and the evils that are made by selfishness, deceit and deep-seeded resentment for one another-including murder.

Liza Klaussmann’s Tigers in Red Weather explores east coast summers, martini parties and island living during a time when the world was on the path of healing and life was as delicious as an oyster. Told from 5 points of view, Tigers in Red Weather is the true art of story-telling.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This is a definite purchase new. Instead of giving as a gift, give as a loaner and make sure you get it back.