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Title: The Mosel Legacy by David Peretz ISBN: 1-58444-098-8 Publisher: Disc-Us Books, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Bravo and encore, We'll see more of "Red"
Comment: During the usual Sunday dinner at the Cortese residence in Brooklyn, "Red" Cortese - highly decorated, recently widowed, unjustly suspended NYPD detective - becomes convinced "Pop" has a dark secret about a certain piece of family furniture. Following his investigative instincts to an improbable yet racy sexual encounter, and then to Vienna, he uncovers and ever expanding web of dangerous problems and personal crisis.

Certain members of the Viennese establishment are uncomfortable with this brash American, and its not because they don't like his style. They have a lot to hide. Street tough and savvy, he is prepared to deal with what they plan for him. But, can he handle what the investigation may reveal about himself, his father, his new love, Willi Hanfnagle, and her Austrian family?

As one might expect, Red wraps things up neatly in unforeseen but very pleasing ways, with only one or two loose ends, a shaky prosecution outlook and a runaway Russian spy. Perhaps, Peretz is leaving the door open for a sequel. May I suggest: suspect holdings in the Hermitage with modern communists covering for Stalin et al.

I say "Bravo" and "Encore". Peretz handles the story of self-revelation, as it should be, with care and compassion. I was very moved by the Epilogue. It reminded me of the times I have read obituaries or wedding announcements, wondering about the story behind the lines. Read and you shall know! Peretz very skillfully makes the reader and intimate companion of the people he writes about.

Rating: 4
Summary: Great Story Expertly Told
Comment: This book is captivating on many levels. Give it time to get there. There is the man/woman issue. Will they? Won't they? I found myself rooting for him, then her. Then him,not her,chapter by chapter. Their story is but one of many surprising and horrifying mess-with-your-mind dynamics of the book. Surprises inside surprises when you least expect it. This guy (Peretz) twists and turns your mind with each page. There is a touch of Casablanca in the beginning. These two can't possibly get together. Too many issues, villians, heros, constraints. But it is not merely a love story by a long shot.The story moves forward into totally unpredictable predicaments. World history. Today's headlines. Conflicting psychological currents. Bad people from way back when. Really bad people right now. Justice. Injustice. Cops and reprehensible robbers. Love. Hatred (personal and racial). Blood 'n guts. Family lies. NYPD. Nazis. Intelligently written.Satisfyingly sexy. Murderously raw. I can't imagine how he crammed all this into one novel,his first,and credibly tied up every loose thread.It is a great read.

Rating: 5
Summary: A great read. Nice and twisty. Couldn't put it down!
Comment: Scary how this book almost predicts, politically, what is happening in Austria today! Maybe it can happen again! I just couldn't wait to get to the end to find out what happens.