Keepers of the Gate

by Jon Land

Book Overview

A new novel of suspense from the acclaimed author of A Walk in the Darkness and The Pillars of Solomon.How are the murders of elderly Holocaust survivors connected to the deaths of high school... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765361132
• ISBN13: 9780765361134
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Well Written Book!

This was another good book in the Ben and Danielle series.The main character in this book is Oaul Hessler.He is a concentration camp escapee who has become a New York billionaire.He has donated tremendous sums of money to Israel.He also has some deep secrets that stretch back to the days of World Wra II.His corporation and the Hessler Institute has come into possession of a medical discovery that can help mankind as well as Ben and Danielle's baby. You also have the unexplained murders of several high school students,both Palestenian and Israeli.It is left to Ben and Danielle to unravel this mystery. You also have the murders of three elderly Holocaust survivors.There is no explanation to these murders. Another element in the book is the "Keepers of the Gate" a group that has been responsible for tracking down old Nazi war criminals. All of these factors added up make for a good book. Read this book. It is very good.

A keeper

Once again some top of the line entertainment from Jon Land. Palestinian American detective Ben Kamal and Israeli detective Danielle Barnea meet up again in this outstanding adventure. Holocaust survivors are being murdered. A labor camp escapee and New York billionaire loses a son to an assassin. High school students start mysteriously dying. This novel covers a lot of territory as most of it begins in the Middle East slowly spreading to Europe and ending in New York. Biological research as well as secrets of the holocaust are just a couple of the things involved in this top of the line adventure. Jon Land has created a vivid novel with colorful characters and locales, with surprises in store at every turn. Keep it up Jon, you're on my 'A' list.Highly recommended.

Jon Land's Done It Again!!!

Once again, Jon Land has weaved a web of mystery, action, history, and drama in such magnificent fashion that it is impossible to put it down until you have read the entire book...twice! I have been following Jon's career closely since it began nearly twenty years ago with the Doomsday Spiral, and have watched the style of his writing and the quality of his characters grow with each successive novel. After publishing a series of books staring such action-packed duos as Blaine McCracken and Johnny Wareagle, and Jared Kimberlain and Winston Peete, Jon has taken a different turn with his latest heroes, Ben Kamal and Danielle Barnea. This fourth installment in the Kamal/Barnea series shows the couple battling present day terrorists and ghosts from Nazi Germany. Keepers of the Gate also contains an incredible description of near-future medical science that only Jon Land's imagination could have created. A trademark quality in many of Jon's books is the introduction of something astonishing, something just outside the scope of the reader's imagination, such as a laser that utilizes water particles, or a cure for air pollution that is bastardized into a world-threatening weapon. Jon also creates characters that stir emotions and leave the reader breathless with worry, fear, and anticipation. If this is your first Jon Land Novel, I suggest you begin here and work your way back to the Doomsday Spiral. If you are like me, and anxiously await your annual Jon Land fix, you will not be disappointed!!!

Be prepared to lose some sleep

Be prepared to lose some sleep Mr Land has done it again!Palisinian/American Detective Ben Kamal & Israeli detective Danielle Barnea are back in action. I don't want to give too much away, but they are investigating the mysterious deaths of some high school students and elderly Holocaust survivors. Lots of thrills, action, and Mr. Land's now Famous twists. Just when you think you have figured it out he turns everything upside down. The relationship between the to detectives is further explored between the thrills and spills. Great surprise ending!

white-knuckled read

Thriller fans rejoice! Keepers of the Gate has arrived. Palestinian-American detective Ben Kamal and Israeli detective Danielle Barnea join forces again to investigate the connection between the mysterious deaths of several high school students and an assassin targeting elderly Holocaust survivors. International intrigue and double feints are par for the course in this thrilling tale. Be advised, when you think you've figured it out, Land has more surprises in store. Punctuating this roller-coaster ride is the relationship between the two detectives and the fate of their unborn child. Longtime fans of the series will find the tension between Ben and Danielle as compelling as the central mystery itself. New readers, hold onto your seats; it's a white-knuckled read. Land has packed eight days of action into this tersely written, well-plotted work which races towards its surprising conclusion.