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Local author Bruce Katz at Hudson Library
Issue: Whats News
Local author Bruce Katz will appear at Hudson Library on Friday October 13 at 2 PM to talk about his new novel The Family Jewels. Books will be available for purchase and signing at this free event.
Joshua Abrahams covers crime, cops and courts for the St. Louis Post. An instant message alert informs him about the murder of someone, a young priest in Brooklyn, New York, he believes might be the twin brother from whom he was separated at birth. When he arrives in Brooklyn to see what he can learn about the dead priest he enters a world of organized religion, organized crime and a beautiful, but potentially dangerous woman.
The players Josh encounters include a crime family boss, a Roman Catholic Bishop, a young, ambitious hoodlum, a sleazy investment advisor/money launderer, a mysterious older woman, and his own nervous editor. As events unfold, Josh gains the favor of a beautiful young woman, who provides linkage between the criminal underground and the religious hierarchy in New York City.
The Family Jewels explores different notions of family, a nexus between church and crime, and how an adopted Jewish kid from St. Louis can find love with a tough, streetwise Italian girl connected by birth and history with a dangerous New York crime family.
Bruce Katz was born in Oregon, grew up in Brooklyn NY, and traveled the world with the US Air Force before settling down in Florida with his wife and two daughters. He worked in radio and television news and sports before turning his talents to the strategic communication business for 30 years.
He and his wife Lynn retired to Highlands in 2011. Bruce completed a long-delayed BA at Western Carolina University in 2014. He wrote a column Word Matter for The Highlander for several years, and has completed six book-length manuscripts. Three have been published and three more are on the way.
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Hudson Library, 554 Main Street in Highlands, is open 10:00 AM -5:30 PM Tuesday through Friday and 10:00 AM -4:00 PM on Saturday.
