Who by Fire, Who by Blood by Jon Papernick

Matthew Stone, the alienated grandson of a Jewish trigger man for Murder Incorporated, discovers that his father - a dishonored N.Y. judge - has not only been a supporter of the extreme right wing in Israel, but he has kept a secret bank account to support pro-Israeli terrorist activities.

It is how to access the mysterious truths inherent in the bank account that constitutes the core of this fast-driving novel. Through thoughtful characterization, Jon Papernick defines the terrifying distinctions that have to be drawn between religious faith and religious zealotry, distinctions that in the end are morally devastating.

Hardcover 2007