Briefly Noted

“It’s a book of flesh-filled phantoms singing in pornosophical chorus. Their song will leave you silky, limp-lidded, stained, and strangely sated.”

“Brown shows how for persecuted and imprisoned Jews, music became a way to preserve their humanity and at times even their lives. … Brown has succeeded admirably in bringing together in one volume so much important research.”

“Fascinating . . . The chapter on the original meanings of sections of the Sermon on the Mount is alone worth the price of admission. A rich and important offering.” 

“Devin Jacobsen is a writer to watch out for.”

“There are plenty of suspects and red herrings as well as tense escalations….A scenic, twisty mystery.”

“Action drives this one…A high powered thriller that should connect with fans…as terrifying as it is unputdownable.”