A tale of magical realism, the novel transits between historical events, fictional events, and folklore. Germany, 1937. Physics Professor Cohen has long enjoyed the respect of his colleagues. He hopes that the growth of hatred and violence all around him will be checked by the innate goodness that resides within people. However the cruelty and anger grow unabated. His position, as is the position of Jews throughout Germany, is under attack. Cohen enjoys telling stories. The tales are taken from the Talmud and Jewish folklore. They have great meaning to him, and he delights in telling them....

On a college tour, Chrissie Hightower falls in love with Boswell University. The campus is situated on a site of incredible natural beauty. Located on the rugged Maine coast, miles from anywhere, it is perched high above the Atlantic Ocean. Boswell encompasses Baslow Creek, which gurgles through the campus and tumbles down to the ocean shoals as Baslow Falls; the iconic Cliff Walk, which overlooks the falls and the Atlantic; the lovely forested Boswell Plantations; and marvelously striking Gothic structures like Knight Hall. Boswell University has it all. And the university proclaims itself...

Is it a good idea to dun a psychotic, sadistic serial killer for back taxes he doesn't owe? If you answered "No " you're right. Susie and her colleagues swiftly discover that they contacted a man who doesn't care to be telephoned by people he feels have no business calling him. And he has his own peculiarly effective methods of making sure he is put on a Do Not Call List. Fortunately for Susie, the ace detective of the Lawton Police Department, Wilfredo Perez, is on the case. But can even he hope to stop a murderer who is as stealthy and elusive as a ghost, and so clever as to always seem to...