An Old Man's Game

For a book about Jewish characters and a synagogue I would have expected better research. You can excuse ascribing the book of Esther to Ruth as an intentional error to show the main character's ignorance, but unless it was Yom Kippur Jews don't wear prayer shawls on Friday night. The main service o......more

Fun read - I live in Los Angeles and could visualize so many of the places he wrote about, and I'm Jewish so I could visualize so many of the people and understand so many of the issues he wrote about. Absolutely intend to move on to the rest of the series.......more

Entertaining but nothing exceptional here. I don’t quite understand what the backstory is going to be as the author is presenting Amos Parisian as an elderly Jewish man. He has a close connection to a policeman but we learn well into the book that he made his living as a private investigator. It did......more

Read this a second time for a bookclub - October 22,2023 - Loved it even more the second time. July 22, 2022 This was an immensely enjoyable read, especially the character Amos Parisman & his friend Omar. This book has a conversational tone which I liked. I couldn't figure out the ending - generally......more

Great read, some good laughs out loud and a great story line. Already ordered his second book.......more