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Daniel Hock

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Daniel Hock is the author of Benesh, a historical fiction novel about identity, Jewish family tradition, and redemption, set in 1930s–1940s New York City and World War II.

Daniel Hock lives in Northern Virginia with his wife of 32 years and their cat Jack-Jack. When he’s not writing, he’s either watching British crime dramas with his wife, perfecting homemade lasagna that would make Garfield proud, or sampling every pizza within a 50-mile radius with their son. Before turning to fiction, Daniel spent decades in business, founding and running companies in import and distribution, real-estate investment, retail, e-commerce, product development, and consulting.

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I do have a couple of other books…more
Hi Stacey! Thank you - I really appreciate that, especially coming from you. I’m so glad it connected the way it did.

I do have a couple of other books in progress—one is a young adult mystery, and the other is another historical story—so I’m hoping to be able to share more about those soon.

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Benesh reached #3 in Jewish American Fiction

Earlier this week, Benesh reached #3 in Amazon’s Jewish American Fiction category.

When I released this book in January, I had no idea how readers would respond to a historical story centered around family, identity, antisemitism, and survival.

Seeing the book continue to find new readers months later has been incredibly meaningful.

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"This book is amazing!!

I don’t even know where to start! This book blew me away! Honestly! I typically stay away from historical fiction, but for some reason, I’ve been dabbling in this genre a lot more here recently and wow, I’m so glad I have been! " Read more of this review »
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"Benesh

This book was phenomenal and I am so very glad it was picked for my Book Club. The book was great in the way it talked about Benesh's childhood through his school days to his World War Two days. I am very proud of how Benesh and his family bega" Read more of this review »
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