The Fall of Declan Curtis
Mystery & Suspense, International, Espionage, Fiction & Literature, Thrillers
| Author: | John Jeremiah | ISBN: | 1230001607239 |
| Publisher: | Absolutely Amazing Ebooks | Publication: | March 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Absolutely Amazing Ebooks | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Jeremiah |
| ISBN: | 1230001607239 |
| Publisher: | Absolutely Amazing Ebooks |
| Publication: | March 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Absolutely Amazing Ebooks |
| Language: | English |
Declan Curtis is a bohemian Oriental rug dealer who is fond of single malt, fine food and Emily Dickinson. His idyllic existence is disrupted when his wife runs off with a mutual friend. He starts drinking too much and taking chances. While doing business in Zurich, he is offered a dicey proposition. In Tel Aviv he meets with a mysterious paterfamilias known as “Uncle.” He agrees to be a middleman in a ransom deal between Uncle’s Russian Jewish family and a Russian mob in Brighton Beach in Brooklyn. This almost costs him his life and thrusts him into an underworld of thugs and murderers. In the end he has to face a dangerous mob boss on his own and make what he calls “Bonhoeffer’s leap,” a moral decision about dealing with an evil man.
Declan Curtis is a bohemian Oriental rug dealer who is fond of single malt, fine food and Emily Dickinson. His idyllic existence is disrupted when his wife runs off with a mutual friend. He starts drinking too much and taking chances. While doing business in Zurich, he is offered a dicey proposition. In Tel Aviv he meets with a mysterious paterfamilias known as “Uncle.” He agrees to be a middleman in a ransom deal between Uncle’s Russian Jewish family and a Russian mob in Brighton Beach in Brooklyn. This almost costs him his life and thrusts him into an underworld of thugs and murderers. In the end he has to face a dangerous mob boss on his own and make what he calls “Bonhoeffer’s leap,” a moral decision about dealing with an evil man.
