In the shadows of Palm Beach County's opulence, a man of God delivers both sermons and silence.
Rabbi Baruch Goldstein commands respect from his congregation for his profound wisdom and compassion. But in the criminal underworld, he's known by another name—Bebop Harris, the most dangerous hitman on the East Coast. Raised from childhood by Jewish foster parents who trained him in both Talmudic scholarship and the art of killing, Bebop walks a precarious line between two worlds that were never meant to intersect.
When his adoptive parents, Yosef and Sheva, are brutally murdered in a calculated double-cross, Bebop's carefully compartmentalized life shatters. With his lethal skills and rabbinical connections, he launches a relentless campaign for vengeance that draws him into a decades-old web of espionage, betrayal, and blood.
Aided by the enigmatic "One Word"—a man who never speaks but communicates volumes through violence—and the unpredictable Tezza Lane, a firearms expert with a psychotic edge, Bebop hunts the shadowy figure known only as "The Bishop." But as bodies pile up and secrets emerge, Bebop discovers that nothing is as it seems. The truth about his own origins, his parents' murder, and the mysterious ledger everyone is willing to kill for lies buried beneath layers of deception spanning back to the Cold War.
In a world where prayer precedes execution and faith coexists with fury, Bebop must decide which path to follow—the righteous road of his rabbinical training or the blood-soaked trail of vengeance that threatens to consume his soul.
"The Prayer" is a pulse-pounding urban crime thriller that explores the razor's edge between redemption and retribution, faith and violence, and the price of justice in a fallen world.
Details
- Publication Date
- May 30, 2025
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781300190301
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Bebop Davis
Specifications
- Pages
- 245
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm)
Keywords
Urban Crime ThrillerAction ThrillerCrime FictionNoir FictionSuspense NovelGangster FictionEspionage ThrillerRevenge ThrillerHitmanRabbiAfrican American ProtagonistFemale AssassinSilent KillerDouble AgentCrime BossCIA OperativePalm Beach CountyFlorida CrimeJewish CommunityCriminal UnderworldSynagogueMiami UnderworldEast Coast CrimeLuxury EstatesDual IdentityVengeanceBetrayalRedemptionFaith and ViolenceCold War SecretsFamily LoyaltyJustice vs. RevengeMoral AmbiguityOrganized CrimeDouble-CrossAssassinationConspiracyHidden PastSecret LedgerFoster ParentsEspionageGunfightsCar ChasesFinal Confrontation