Gordon, Neil Perry, (Sadie’s Sin: The Zwi Migdal’s Reign of Terror [pb, self-published, 2020]) 978-1732667754 [This book is a historical crime thriller that uses a real-life, notorious Jewish organized crime syndicate as its core narrative driver. The novel exposes the inner workings of the Zwi Migdal, an actual Jewish human trafficking ring that operated from the late 19th century through the 1930s. Set in 1924, traditional Jewish parents in Warsaw hastily arrange a marriage for their daughter, Sadie, to a wealthy Argentine businessman to keep her from marrying a gentile. The husband is actually a pimp for the syndicate. Sadie is trafficked to Buenos Aires and forced into a high-end brothel called The Tango. The story shifts into a fast-paced, multi-continental rescue thriller as her Polish lover tracks her across oceans, fighting against a corrupt network of criminals protected by South American law enforcement.
United States · Fiction author
Neil Perry Gordon
Neil Perry Gordon (born 1958 in the Bronx, NY) [- a prolific novelist known for blending historical fiction with metaphysical, spiritual, and speculative themes. B.A. Marketing (Pace U., 1980). Moved to South Florida to open a drapery and window treatment business. Returned to New York in 1990 and continues to operate his professional design firm, Decorating with Fabric. He has also authored two professional trade books about design and architectural shading. Did not publish his first novel until 2018. He utilizes an “organic” writing method, meaning he eschews rigid plot outlines and allows his characters to guide the story naturally, resulting in frequent narrative twists. Has published 18 novels in diverse historical settings and literary genres, including metaphysical dramas and historical thrillers. His four novels of most relevance to this bibliography:
Gordon, Neil Perry, (The Bomb Squad: Clash of the Patriots [pb, self-published, 2020]) 978-1732667778 [This novel is a historical espionage and investigative thriller focused on wartime sabotage. The book opens with the true historical event of July 30, 1916—the massive, devastating explosion at the Black Tom Island munitions depot in New York harbor, orchestrated by German saboteurs. British Intelligence recruits Max Rothman, a highly-regarded New York City Detective. Rothman, who is Jewish, is tasked with forming a specialized “Bomb Squad” of German-speaking investigators. Detective Rothman engages in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game against Dr. Harold Schwartz, a German spy operating out of the Ellis Island Hospital who is executing a campaign of terror along the American Eastern Seaboard.
Gordon, Neil Perry, (The Righteous One: A Cobbler’s Journey into the Dreamworld and Beyond [pb, self-published, 2019]) 978-1732667792 [This novel takes a unique approach by blending a gangster/crime thriller with Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah. The plot centers around a corrupt Jewish mob boss and gangster, Solomon Blass, and his son Myron. They are attempting to violently seize control of Manhattan’s largest businesses, the police department, and the city government. Solomon is a rasha (a wicked person) who uses dark spiritual gifts and predictive dreams to advance his criminal enterprise. To stop this criminal empire, an aging Jewish cobbler named Moshe Potasznik is revealed to be a tzaddik (a righteous, saintly man). Moshe must learn to navigate a metaphysical dreamworld, training with ancient spirits to launch a spiritual counter-attack to dismantle the gangster’s terrestrial crime ring.
Gordon, Neil Perry, (A Cobbler’s Tale [hc, self-published, 2018]) 978-1913545017 [pb, self-published, 2018] 9781732667709 [While primarily a historical immigrant survival story, Gordon’s debut novel introduces the Jewish Mob as a secondary plot device. The narrative follows Pincus Potasznik fleeing Europe for the Lower East Side of New York. On his transatlantic voyage, he meets and relies on Jakob Adler. Adler is a fugitive actively running away from violent crimes he committed while working directly for the Jewish Mob in Poland. [ Google/AI]