Andrew Kane

Andrew Kane (est. birth 1958, grew up in Woodmere, Long Island, NY) – practicing Long-Island clinical psychologist, Ph.D. from Yeshiva U. Author of several novels which prominently feature Jewish motifs and themes, exploring the complexities of faith, culture, and community within modern American Judaism. His works also incorporate mystery and suspense elements to drive their narratives.

Rabbi, Rabbi and Joshua: A Brooklyn Tale, use Jewish culture and religion as central to the characters’ lives and conflicts.  Joshua: A Brooklyn Tale is set against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s diverse neighborhoods and the 1991 Crown Heights riots. It explores the lives of a Black man, a Hasidic woman, and a privileged Jewish man from Long Island, all of whom navigate their respective communities and the racial tensions between them.

While not traditional genre mysteries, Kane’s books incorporate elements of suspense and moral dilemmas that drive the plot forward. The Night, The Day presents a “thrilling journey from darkness to light” connecting the streets of Lyon, France, during the Vichy government’s collaboration in shipping Jews to concentration camps, with events decades later in New York, where its characters deal with profound questions of justice, forgiveness, and guilt. The narrative centers on a clinical psychologist facing a significant ethical quandary related to client confidentiality and a potential killer, which creates a core mystery for the reader: “Will Martin ever betray his ethics for someone else’s cause?”. [Google/AI]

Kane, Andrew, (Rabbi, Rabbi [hc, St. Martin’s Press, 1995] 978-0312118792 [pb, Berwick Court Publishing, 2015] 978-0990951582

Kane, Andrew, (Joshua: A Brooklyn Tale [hc, Abbott Press, 2011] 978-1458200754 [pb, Berwick Court Publishing, 2015] 978-0990951544

Kane, Andrew, (The Night, the Day [pb, Berwick Court Publishing, 2015]) 978-0990951520