Ben Zakkai's Coffin

by Harley Sachs

Overview

Born of a Jewish father and a Catholic mother, Herman Bachrach insists he has no religion, but he is drawn by circumstance into a holocaust vendetta over gold stolen by a Swiss bank from Jewish depositors. Seduced by a woman who calls herself Diana, no last name, Herman is suspected by detective Sheehan to be her murderer. Someone else wants him dead. His Jewish boss provides him with a lawyer, but sends him to Switzerland to finish the job “Diana” started. It’s an assignment he can’t refuse. The result is an epiphany of identity that changes Herman’s life forever.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012542298
Publisher:	IDEVCO Idea Development Company
Publication date:	01/10/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	178 KB

About the Author

Though born in Chicago and raised in Indiana, Harley L. Sachs considers himself an international, having lived in Germany, Sweden, Scotland, and Denmark. He earned a degree in English at Indiana University, then served in the US Army in Germany. After getting his Master's degree at I.U. he returned to Europe and worked under cover for several years. He met and married Ulla in Stockholm, Sweden and they spent a year's honeymoon in a Scottish castle. Returning to the USA, Sachs taught English briefly at Southern Illinois University then moved to Michigan Technological University in the Upper Peninsula where he and his wife raised three daughters. He took early retirement and now divides the year between Michigan and Portland, Oregon.

Harley L. Sachs is the author of many novels, short stories, magazine articles and newspaper columns. His short stories have been broadcast on the BBC World Service short wave and on Oregon Public Radio’s Golden Hours . His awards for writing are too numerous to list as are his about 1000 publications.

Editorial Reviews

(Sachs's) protagonist is a hard-boiled provacateur whose lack of religious conviction doessn't prevent him from becoming entangled in a complicated web of deceit and greed centering around a Holocaust vendetta over stolen gold by a Swiss bank from Jewish depositors... There is a deliciously old fashioned noir sense about this engaging read.

Nancy Sundstrom

Herman Bachrach has a Jewish father and a Catholic mother but claims neither religion... His impartiality will change as Herman finds himself embroiled in international intrigue... The story is told from Herman's point of view in a had-I-but-known style. Herman is an affable narrator who is self-centered a the outsert but matures by the end. Events occur at a whirlwind pace and it's a quick read.

Tracy Brink

From the very first paragraph, it is clear that” Ben Zakkai’s Coffin” is one of those books which pulls you into the storyline by mixing interesting, realistic characters with a little suspense, a pinch of romance, and of course, the murder of a mysterious, beautiful woman. Add in a detective that is more persistent than a dog with a bone, and you have a book that holds the reader’s attention from the first page until the last.

Readers Views

“What is every man's fantasy? Herman Bachrach finds himself enjoying the fantasy come true when while taking photos for a shoot at a bank a beautiful woman enters and leads him to a hotel then has her way with him. But what a price he will pay for this brief but satisfying encounter. Finding himself a suspect in her murder, being trailed by a host of unknowns and now the victim of having his home broken into and trashed, Herman takes the task of completing the task that the myste

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Ben Zakkai's Coffin is a very entertaining book, every bit as engaging and enjoyable as more popular works from mainstream mystery writers. I found it fit my taste perfectly -- slightly irreverent, slightly mysterious and slightly sexy. At its heart it is a fast-paced story of a totally ordinary guy caught up in extraordinary circumstances. It has a developing plot, interesting supporting characters, and snappy dialogue that keeps you turning the pages. Although some of those characters may seem

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