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The Righteous Men
By Sam Bourne
It is very difficult to review a thriller without giving too much away. Suffice to say that my family were not allowed to disturb me for most of the week-end and that I spent most of my time glued to the book, surfacing only once I’d finished it.
The book follows the efforts ofWill Monroe, an ambitious young journalist, as he tries to impress his new bosses at the New York Times. A routine assignment takes some unexpected turns leading Will to much more than the story of his career –this isa race against time to save his adored wife and …. the world!
It all starts with everyday concerns: office politics, patching up a relationship with the father he did not grow up with, hoping for the child Will and his wife wish for. But two murders and a kidnapping later, a visit to the enclosed and utterly alien hassidic community of Crown Heights and the horrors he experiences there, seem to lead Will into a different world.
He has to learn quickly about computer hackers and code-crackers, about Jewish folklore and the 36 righteous people or lamadvavniks who keep the world alive. Cryptic codes, mysterious murders, a blue eyed stalker and sinister religious men propel the tension until the very last page.
Is this the Jewish response to Dan Brown? It would be nice for Sam Bourne whose real identity will be revealed on the 4th March at Jewish Book Week when the author explains why he chose to write under a pseudonym.
Sam Bourne will be in discussion with Jonathan Freedland at Jewish Book Week on Saturday 4th March at 8pm
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