The Last Commission Press Release:
The Devil He Knows: A Humiliated Soldier Plays a Deadly Game in the New Drama The Last Commission by Eytan Halaban
Maury Green was once a proud man. Now middle-aged, unmarried, and stuck in a dead-end job as a small-time real estate agent, he has few social prospects and fewer friends. The local Jewish community wrote him off years ago, when he slunk home to New Haven from the Israeli War of Independence, his spirit broken by the very men he tried to help.
But now, twenty-five years later, Israeli General Yaacov Ronen is passing through the city on a fundraising tour, ahead of his run for prime minister. Somehow, the nebbish Maury winds up on the guest list for a soiree in the general’s honor. When he finally meets the general, Maury sees not an Israeli hero, but the taunting smile that’s been haunting his nightmares for decades. As he soon learns, General Ronen needs someone to do a bit of dirty work, someone expendable—someone like Maury. The general promises an impressive commission—but Maury will only collect if he lives.
Maury launches a daring gambit the like of which nobody ever dreamed he could pull off: Outwit the great tactician, get even, and, in the process, regain his pride, his manhood, and the love of a wonderful woman—not to mention pocket the commission. If he survives.
It’s Maury’s chance to be a hero once more…but to whom, and at what price?
A story of hope and despair, faith and family, The Last Commission infuses intrigue and adventure into a timelessly relevant story of a quest for identity and redemption.
About the Author
Eytan Halaban has been writing, editing, and telling stories for decades. For the past twenty years, Eytan has been a Resident Fellow in Davenport College, Yale University, mentoring student filmmakers and writers, and he was the director of the Davenport Mellon Senior Seminar. His previous publications include the novels The Kid from Naphtali, Dodd Mead, 1987, and The Perfect Wish, Inkwater Press, 2013.
Title: The Last Commission
Author: Eytan Halaban
ISBN: 978-1-62901-037-3
Publisher: Inkwater Press
Pub date: 2014
Price: $16.95 Kindle: $2.99
Pages: 314
Availability: Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Powells.com, Inkwaterbooks.com
Distribution: Ingram and Baker & Taylor
Contact | John Williams | john@inkwaterpress.com | 503.968.6777
The Perfect Wish Press Release:
The Perfect Wish, the Adventurous New Book by Eytan Halaban, Spirits Young Readers and Adults to the Wilds of Ethiopia for an Unforgettable Quest
Blending a young Indiana Jones with ancient mythologies, author Eytan Halaban creates the fantastical world of The Perfect Wish. With this book, Halaban introduces a new generation to youthful curiosity, international exploration, forbidden love, and cultural conversation. Our hero, an adventurous sixteen-year-old explorer, embarks on a perilous journey to Africa, where he encounters many unforgettable characters that spring from the pages and into the imaginations of youth and adults alike.
When a tenth grader from Long Island saves the life of a Sheba princess – they fall madly in love and anger the gods of an ancient people.
Jimmy Paterson, 16, has great plans to be a famous explorer – to find something new and put his name on maps forever. Jimmy sneaks off to Ethiopia to chart a mysterious river. While lost in the mountains he stumbles into the hidden land of Sheba, which has been thriving since King Solomon’s time. Diamonds serve as paving stones and the most beautiful girl Jimmy has ever met, Princess Tamar, 16, will soon be queen – that is, if she isn’t killed first by the High Priest who wants Tamar for his son, Prince Amnon, 17. While Jimmy fights to save Tamar’s life, he knows that time is ticking, and the only chance he has to live is escaping Sheba. Tamar, too, realizes that Jimmy’s life lies beyond Sheba’s borders, which not even the Queen of Sheba can cross. Tamar and Jimmy must decide how far to go for love, and at what price.
About the Author
Eytan Halaban has been writing, editing and telling stories for decades. For the past twenty years Eytan has been a Resident Fellow in Davenport College, Yale University, mentoring student filmmakers and writers, and was the director of the Davenport Mellon Senior Seminar. His previous publications include the novel The Kid From Naphtali, Dodd Mead, 1987.
Title: The Perfect Wish
Author: Eytan Halaban
ISBN: 978-1-59299-960-6
Publisher: Inkwater Press
Pub date: July 12, 2013
Price: $15.95, Kindle $3.99
Pages: 340
Availability: Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Powells.com, Inkwaterbooks.com
Distribution: Baker & Taylor, Ingram
Contact | John Williams | john@inkwaterpress.com | 503.968.6777
