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The Plot to Save America
In an alternative reality following the January 6, 2021 attack, the U.S. Capitol lies in ruins and Americans live under martial law. When a Domestic Terror Tribunal condemns a famed Baltimore PD detective to death, the race is on to find a secret document that could exonerate him while exposing the truth behind the Capitol attack. “The author takes us on a brilliantly creative journey as the investigator digs deeper and deeper, the flesh-and-blood characters reveal their secrets, and the lifelike mix of tragicomic conflicts, clashing loyalties, and surprising twists and turns, combine to deliver the wholly realistic effect of this original novel.” – The Midwest Review “Vividly told mystery … the craftiness of those in power, the investigator’s relentless pursuit of the truth, and the authentic humanity of those involved, captured my interest completely … truly a masterpiece.” – The Columbia Review
252 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 22, 2022
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About the author
Avraham Azrieli
22 books36 followersAvraham Azrieli writes books and screenplays. His first novel was The Masada Complex (a political thriller), followed by the Israeli spy novels The Jerusalem Inception and The Jerusalem Assassin, as well as Christmas for Joshua (an interfaith family drama), The Mormon Candidate (a political thriller), Thump (a courtroom drama featuring sexual harassment and racism), and The Bootstrap Ultimatum (a mystery involving the commercialization of Memorial Day). More recently, he has written a series of novels inspired by the true story of the first woman to lead a nation in human history, starting with Deborah Rising (HarperCollins 2016), which won the 2017 Illumination Book Award for fiction, Deborah Calling (HarperCollins 2017), and continuing with Deborah Slaying and Deborah Striking. A prequel to the Deborah series, The Elixirist, was published in 2020. The Plot to Save America, a mystery set in an authoritarian America, came out in 2022.
Besides fiction, he has also authored Your Lawyer on a Short Leash - A Guide to Dealing with Lawyers and One Step Ahead – A Mother of Seven Escaping Hitler’s Claws, an acclaimed WWII true story, which inspired the musical By Wheel and by Wing.
While growing up in Israel, Avraham received an extensive Talmudic education and performed his mandatory military service in the IDF. After attending law school, he served as a law clerk at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem. He later earned an advanced law degree from Columbia University in New York City, served as a law clerk at the Federal District Court, and started his legal career with Davis Polk & Wardwell. He has advocated for clients before trial and appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. He currently lives near Washington DC. Like Ben Teller, the protagonist in The Mormon Candidate and The Bootstrap Ultimatum, Avraham often rides his motorcycle in the mountainous forests of western Maryland.
To learn more, visit www.AzrieliBooks.com
Avraham Azrieli's Books:
The Jerusalem Inception - "Boldly realistic plotlines and genuine, well-developed characters. Highly recommended!" Yahoo News/Politics. "Protagonist Jerusalem Gerster is the quintessential recruit." NY Daily News.
The Jerusalem Assassin - "Action-packed escapade ... memorable cast of characters ... pages turn as fast as the plot twists and locales shift, taking the reader from Paris to Zurich to Amsterdam to Tel Aviv." Jewish News.
The Masada Complex - "Brims with gritty authenticity ... a genuine treat!" David Liss, author of Conspiracy of Paper, winner of Edgar. "Riveting portrayal of global intrigue!" Stella Pope Duarte, author of If I Die in Juaréz, winner of the 2009 American Book Award.
The Bootstrap Ultimatum - "The real magic here is Azrieli's incredible ability to create well-developed characters as well as his skill in knowing how to draw in his readers." Examiner. “Fast-paced action thriller ... but also full of heart. Sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats." Hollywood Book Reviews. "Riveting. It doesn't get any better than this, folks!!" Sun Francisco Book Review.
The Mormon Candidate - "Plotted like a cinematic thriller, Azrieli has come up with a very powerful novel. At work here is his extraordinary magic in making his readers as eager as his protagonist in uncovering the truth and thus effectively creating pervasive fear and suspense. Sure to keep you up late against your better judgment. Don't say I didn't warn you." Norm Goldman, Examiner.
Thump - "A light-hearted romp through sexual proclivities ... the characters are lovable ... the irreverence is delightful. Thought-provoking. Interesting. Unconventional. Recommended!" U.S. Review of Books.
Christmas for Joshua - "In its own gentle way, the book is as much a page-turner as Azrieli's thrillers - pulling the reader into complex personal and familial conflicts." The Jewish Journal.
Besides fiction, he has also authored Your Lawyer on a Short Leash - A Guide to Dealing with Lawyers and One Step Ahead – A Mother of Seven Escaping Hitler’s Claws, an acclaimed WWII true story, which inspired the musical By Wheel and by Wing.
While growing up in Israel, Avraham received an extensive Talmudic education and performed his mandatory military service in the IDF. After attending law school, he served as a law clerk at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem. He later earned an advanced law degree from Columbia University in New York City, served as a law clerk at the Federal District Court, and started his legal career with Davis Polk & Wardwell. He has advocated for clients before trial and appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. He currently lives near Washington DC. Like Ben Teller, the protagonist in The Mormon Candidate and The Bootstrap Ultimatum, Avraham often rides his motorcycle in the mountainous forests of western Maryland.
To learn more, visit www.AzrieliBooks.com
Avraham Azrieli's Books:
The Jerusalem Inception - "Boldly realistic plotlines and genuine, well-developed characters. Highly recommended!" Yahoo News/Politics. "Protagonist Jerusalem Gerster is the quintessential recruit." NY Daily News.
The Jerusalem Assassin - "Action-packed escapade ... memorable cast of characters ... pages turn as fast as the plot twists and locales shift, taking the reader from Paris to Zurich to Amsterdam to Tel Aviv." Jewish News.
The Masada Complex - "Brims with gritty authenticity ... a genuine treat!" David Liss, author of Conspiracy of Paper, winner of Edgar. "Riveting portrayal of global intrigue!" Stella Pope Duarte, author of If I Die in Juaréz, winner of the 2009 American Book Award.
The Bootstrap Ultimatum - "The real magic here is Azrieli's incredible ability to create well-developed characters as well as his skill in knowing how to draw in his readers." Examiner. “Fast-paced action thriller ... but also full of heart. Sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats." Hollywood Book Reviews. "Riveting. It doesn't get any better than this, folks!!" Sun Francisco Book Review.
The Mormon Candidate - "Plotted like a cinematic thriller, Azrieli has come up with a very powerful novel. At work here is his extraordinary magic in making his readers as eager as his protagonist in uncovering the truth and thus effectively creating pervasive fear and suspense. Sure to keep you up late against your better judgment. Don't say I didn't warn you." Norm Goldman, Examiner.
Thump - "A light-hearted romp through sexual proclivities ... the characters are lovable ... the irreverence is delightful. Thought-provoking. Interesting. Unconventional. Recommended!" U.S. Review of Books.
Christmas for Joshua - "In its own gentle way, the book is as much a page-turner as Azrieli's thrillers - pulling the reader into complex personal and familial conflicts." The Jewish Journal.
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June 24, 2022
Author: Avraham Azrieli
ISBN: 978-1953648112
When I started reading Avraham Azrieli’s latest novel, The Plot to Save America, my initial feeling was, could this actually take place? However, what is indeed chilling is that I received the book while following the Jan 6th investigations and their revelations. Although the story may be over-the-top and comical at times, I still have this lingering feeling as to the consequences of Trump stealing the election.
The narrative features a Death Penalty Investigator #1645 (Death Penalty Investigator’s identities are strictly confidential) who begins by telling us that what we are about to read is his report dealing with Stuart Tenison, who was sentenced to death by The Domestic Terror Tribunal on Jun 5th, 2024.
The investigator remarks that his investigation not merely contributed to the ending of his career, but also resulted in a devastating national catastrophe. For these reasons, he felt compelled to come clean and publicize his report. It should be mentioned that everyone condemned to death was entitled to a review by the Death Penalty Review Board.
Who is Tenison? He was regarded as a respected American Patriot who invented the Lime-Green Patch that immigrants had to wear at all times. Up to his arrest, he served three years as Chief Inspector at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the Mid-Atlantic division. In addition, he had twenty-five years with law enforcement, fifteen years with Oath Keepers, eight years with MAGA, and three years with the SSS (Stop the Steal Soldiers). These so-called soldiers wear the SSS pin on their lapel-something similar to the Nazi S.S. symbol.
When the investigator first interrogates Tenison, he is in prison and is seriously ill because of radioactive poisoning. Why was he sentenced to death? Based on a photograph and a sworn affidavit by ICE agent Rob Lancaster, Tenison was caught sharing a leaf of paper with a foreign spy near the office of the European Union Delegation in Washington. However, the evidence did not reveal the entire document but a piece of paper with the ensuing heading: “The Plot to Save America By An Anonymous Eyewitness.”
The investigator produces the sheet of paper, which seemingly bears brown and crusted human blood blotches. Tenison had spotted it while he was investigating an apparent suicide involving a white male who possibly shot himself in his automobile.
The deceased turns out to be a prominent government employee and Tenison doubted that the deceased had taken his own life.
Tenison declines to cooperate with the investigator and discloses nothing involving this strange document, which we will ultimately learn had a profound consequence on the USA.
As background, readers are informed that Donald Trump successfully prevented the certification by Congress of Joe Biden for President under the U.S. Constitution. The Stop the Steal movement is alive and kicking, fueled by Trump’s blatant lies. The tall distortion is that a radical group of Black Lives Matter and Antifa terrorists, pretending to be supporters of Trump, forced their way into the Capital, precipitating a fire that expanded throughout the building bringing down the dome and the loss of half of the members of the House and Senate including Vice President Mike Pence.
On the evening of this ghastly incident, Trump signed the Capital Fire Decree, instituting a state of emergency on the entire country and advocating war on Domestic Terror. The U.S. Constitution was suspended, and martial law was imposed nationwide. We are now in a country where Trump has unlimited authority. And among the many new laws and decrees enacted is the prohibition of same-sex marriages, and homosexuality is regarded as a mental illness requiring incarceration.
Once Azrieli sets up his yarn, it travels at a crisp pace, where we can get easily bogged down on the minutiae. Still, we are engaged by the whole as to how fragile is democracy and how matters could have been very different. It accomplishes the theme of alternate history with style and keen perception, providing a fascinating glimpse of “what if” a ferocious demagogue had come to power?
Azrieli undoubtedly set out to accomplish more than entertain with this political thriller. But he wrote the book to make America wake up.
In his closing chapter, he reminds us of Hitler and Nazism, where people blindly followed a mad man, causing the murder of millions.
Noteworthy is Azrieli’s mention of Daniel Goldhagen’s book Hitler’s Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust. “It was fascinating to learn how history repeated itself, but it gave me little comfort to learn how many Germans also believed in lies that justified active participation in the mass killing of innocent people.” Could this happen in the USA, and are we taking what happened on Jan 6th seriously?
Follow Here https://waa.ai/fRuk To Read Norm's Interview With Avraham Azrieli
ISBN: 978-1953648112
When I started reading Avraham Azrieli’s latest novel, The Plot to Save America, my initial feeling was, could this actually take place? However, what is indeed chilling is that I received the book while following the Jan 6th investigations and their revelations. Although the story may be over-the-top and comical at times, I still have this lingering feeling as to the consequences of Trump stealing the election.
The narrative features a Death Penalty Investigator #1645 (Death Penalty Investigator’s identities are strictly confidential) who begins by telling us that what we are about to read is his report dealing with Stuart Tenison, who was sentenced to death by The Domestic Terror Tribunal on Jun 5th, 2024.
The investigator remarks that his investigation not merely contributed to the ending of his career, but also resulted in a devastating national catastrophe. For these reasons, he felt compelled to come clean and publicize his report. It should be mentioned that everyone condemned to death was entitled to a review by the Death Penalty Review Board.
Who is Tenison? He was regarded as a respected American Patriot who invented the Lime-Green Patch that immigrants had to wear at all times. Up to his arrest, he served three years as Chief Inspector at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the Mid-Atlantic division. In addition, he had twenty-five years with law enforcement, fifteen years with Oath Keepers, eight years with MAGA, and three years with the SSS (Stop the Steal Soldiers). These so-called soldiers wear the SSS pin on their lapel-something similar to the Nazi S.S. symbol.
When the investigator first interrogates Tenison, he is in prison and is seriously ill because of radioactive poisoning. Why was he sentenced to death? Based on a photograph and a sworn affidavit by ICE agent Rob Lancaster, Tenison was caught sharing a leaf of paper with a foreign spy near the office of the European Union Delegation in Washington. However, the evidence did not reveal the entire document but a piece of paper with the ensuing heading: “The Plot to Save America By An Anonymous Eyewitness.”
The investigator produces the sheet of paper, which seemingly bears brown and crusted human blood blotches. Tenison had spotted it while he was investigating an apparent suicide involving a white male who possibly shot himself in his automobile.
The deceased turns out to be a prominent government employee and Tenison doubted that the deceased had taken his own life.
Tenison declines to cooperate with the investigator and discloses nothing involving this strange document, which we will ultimately learn had a profound consequence on the USA.
As background, readers are informed that Donald Trump successfully prevented the certification by Congress of Joe Biden for President under the U.S. Constitution. The Stop the Steal movement is alive and kicking, fueled by Trump’s blatant lies. The tall distortion is that a radical group of Black Lives Matter and Antifa terrorists, pretending to be supporters of Trump, forced their way into the Capital, precipitating a fire that expanded throughout the building bringing down the dome and the loss of half of the members of the House and Senate including Vice President Mike Pence.
On the evening of this ghastly incident, Trump signed the Capital Fire Decree, instituting a state of emergency on the entire country and advocating war on Domestic Terror. The U.S. Constitution was suspended, and martial law was imposed nationwide. We are now in a country where Trump has unlimited authority. And among the many new laws and decrees enacted is the prohibition of same-sex marriages, and homosexuality is regarded as a mental illness requiring incarceration.
Once Azrieli sets up his yarn, it travels at a crisp pace, where we can get easily bogged down on the minutiae. Still, we are engaged by the whole as to how fragile is democracy and how matters could have been very different. It accomplishes the theme of alternate history with style and keen perception, providing a fascinating glimpse of “what if” a ferocious demagogue had come to power?
Azrieli undoubtedly set out to accomplish more than entertain with this political thriller. But he wrote the book to make America wake up.
In his closing chapter, he reminds us of Hitler and Nazism, where people blindly followed a mad man, causing the murder of millions.
Noteworthy is Azrieli’s mention of Daniel Goldhagen’s book Hitler’s Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust. “It was fascinating to learn how history repeated itself, but it gave me little comfort to learn how many Germans also believed in lies that justified active participation in the mass killing of innocent people.” Could this happen in the USA, and are we taking what happened on Jan 6th seriously?
Follow Here https://waa.ai/fRuk To Read Norm's Interview With Avraham Azrieli
June 20, 2022
"The Plot to Save America" by Avraham Azrieli, a lawyer, is another brilliant novel by an author who wrote other suspenseful, interesting, and very enjoyable novels. The book contains two main plots. Most startling and fascinating is the idea that followers of President Trump were able to turn the 2020 election results so that President Trump won a second four year term and changed America into a kind of Nazi country, doing things to the president's enemies that equal if not exceed what the Nazis did. Martial Law was imposed, the constitution was suspended, and over 170 Democratic members of Congress and the Vice President are murdered. Many new laws were enacted such as same sex marriages is prohibited and homosexuality is considered a mental illness requiring imprisonment. Second, the investigation by a government pro-Trump investigator of a widely admired American patriot charged with anti-Trump behaviors and sentenced to death.
While the depiction of Trump's second term is horrendous, pro-Trump readers can enjoy the tale by realizing that the anti-Trump depictions are an unrealistic exaggerations, and a skillful, and enjoyable way to give readers a captivating drama.
In the novel, the investigator is called to an apparent suicide of a high-ranking government official. The victim was sitting in a car on top of a single page of an apparent unfinished top-secret document entitled “The Plot to Save America by An Anonymous Eyewitness.” The car was closed inside, no one can enter without breaking in. The seeming suicide and discovered first page raise many questions for the investigator. Is what he sees a suicide or a murder? Why did the man commit suicide or why was he murdered? Where is the rest of the document? Why is he sitting on one page? Is the complete document pro- or anti-Trump? The investigator faces more problems. The man being investigated is said to have met with a foreign spy, but no one knows who this person is or even if he is a spy. If he is a spy, what is he spying? Someone poisoned him. How? Why? The wife of the man being investigated is arrested for violating President Trump’s “Domestic Terrorism Feminism” which disallows women to work, the male in a marriage is the breadwinner and the female a homemaker. Why was she arrested? Among other things, pro-trump officials wear an SSS pin on their lapel, referring to the 2020 election, standing for “Stop the Steal Soldier” (similar to the Nazi SS symbol). Illegal immigrants are killed – with a goal of two-thousand a day - and their body parts given to the pro-Trump needy. Trump seeks a treaty with like-minded authoritarian governments, including Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Cuba. And Blacks were called Africans and shipped to Africa.
In short, there is lots to enjoy in this novel, and much to think about.
While the depiction of Trump's second term is horrendous, pro-Trump readers can enjoy the tale by realizing that the anti-Trump depictions are an unrealistic exaggerations, and a skillful, and enjoyable way to give readers a captivating drama.
In the novel, the investigator is called to an apparent suicide of a high-ranking government official. The victim was sitting in a car on top of a single page of an apparent unfinished top-secret document entitled “The Plot to Save America by An Anonymous Eyewitness.” The car was closed inside, no one can enter without breaking in. The seeming suicide and discovered first page raise many questions for the investigator. Is what he sees a suicide or a murder? Why did the man commit suicide or why was he murdered? Where is the rest of the document? Why is he sitting on one page? Is the complete document pro- or anti-Trump? The investigator faces more problems. The man being investigated is said to have met with a foreign spy, but no one knows who this person is or even if he is a spy. If he is a spy, what is he spying? Someone poisoned him. How? Why? The wife of the man being investigated is arrested for violating President Trump’s “Domestic Terrorism Feminism” which disallows women to work, the male in a marriage is the breadwinner and the female a homemaker. Why was she arrested? Among other things, pro-trump officials wear an SSS pin on their lapel, referring to the 2020 election, standing for “Stop the Steal Soldier” (similar to the Nazi SS symbol). Illegal immigrants are killed – with a goal of two-thousand a day - and their body parts given to the pro-Trump needy. Trump seeks a treaty with like-minded authoritarian governments, including Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Cuba. And Blacks were called Africans and shipped to Africa.
In short, there is lots to enjoy in this novel, and much to think about.
November 6, 2022
Another page turner by Avraham Azrieli.
It is scarily realistic and quite disturbing. However, well written thought of plot and great artistic depiction of fictional events.
It is scarily realistic and quite disturbing. However, well written thought of plot and great artistic depiction of fictional events.
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