The Reluctant Spy: A Novel Set in 1st Century Palestine

Today’s the day—the culmination of that walk twenty-two years ago in the Stillwater cemetery in which Zacharias began to talk out loud through me. Now, all these years later, his words will be heard and read by others. 

They’ll also hear the words of John the Baptizer, Zacharias’ son, who spoke through me the following day. Those words, given so freely by the Universe, were the genesis of the historical novel The Reluctant Spy, which is now available as an ebook and paperback from Amazon.

The story is told in three parts:

Part I takes place in Judaea. Here readers meet the following characters: Jonathan, who’s undergoing a crisis of faith; Chaviva, his wife whose health is compromised; Davi, his daughter, who may suffer because of his choices; Daniel, a friend he’s not heard from in sixteen years; Tov, a slave who sees all; John the Baptizer, who belabors pilgrims at the Jordan: Benjamin, who begins his life-journey; and, finally, Hashem, the God of the Israelites. 

Part II takes place in the Galilee. There the exorcist and itinerant preacher Yeshua is added to the mix of characters. There, too, Jonathan begins to face his demons and his dreams.

Part III takes place in Perea and Judaea. Events race forward to completion. Jonathan—whose memoir this is—rediscovers himself.

Please note that to the top right of this post is an icon to click on should you want to visit Amazon and see the site for The Reluctant Spy.

Peace.