Abby's Eyes

By David Ben-Israel

Jack's seen better days. Not a bad guy, just a lot of bad habits. On a high-end ocean liner out of Hong Kong, his last best shirt grows legs. Sees it on a filth-covered girl dragged off by crew. Stowaway? Jack's hunch says otherwise. Riveted by her blazing eyes, he makes her fate his business ... Elizabeth's parents are exquisitely rich. Piano is her passion. But her mother knows better ... Joyful Catholic orphan Anabel is convinced she's being stalked ... Israeli army vet Abigael gets fired from the ship's gym. She's to be cast away in a hostile Moslem land. All three girls go by Abby. All three are strong. All three face disaster ... Jack learns the "stowaway's" name, but who she really is and why she's trapped in a nightmare will take a hero to find out. "God knows," he swears, "I ain't nobody's hero." ............ "The voices of the characters (good and not so good) are wonderfully credible. Multiple story lines progress to a complex & satisfying conclusion. A thrilling vacation treat." Sonja Swidler ............ "Imagine 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' meets 'Murder on the Orient Express' with Sam Spade as Alice ... or Hercule Poirot plumbing the dark chambers, not of transcontinental luxury rail cars, but the labyrinthine decks of a magnificent ocean liner. Not in search of who done it, but of to whom it might be done and confirmation that this damsel in distress does in fact exist. Those 'Eyes' had this reader from the start." Dale Flick-Author, "The Freedom of Dwelling" ............ "Ben-Israel brings the Queen Rose and her colorful characters to life." J. Hamilton ............ "A thoroughly entertaining read with delightfully unexpected twists. The author deftly weaves thoughtful musings with worldly stories from a rich cast of characters on a unique nautical adventure. A curious mix of plots comes together in a turbulent new way of storytelling, thick with descriptive imagery and an intriguing examination of fate and destiny as our hero grapples with his own stormy self. In his debut novel, this talented new wordsmith takes readers on an epic journey best read topside with a sea breeze in your face, or in your coziest reading nook-with a stiff pour at the ready. Two fingers. Neat." Elana B.-Author, "Legs Make Me Famous" ............ The big buck paperback has glorious colored maps. The smaller buck's are black and white. Just so you know.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9659287453
• ISBN13: 9789659287451
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: David Ben Israel
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"