Nine Tenths of the Law, by Claudia Hagadus Long (2020)
This novel follows two sisters, children of a Holocaust survivor, who search for a menorah that had once belonged to their mother before it was stolen by the Nazis. After seeing a special exhibit on Judaic art in a New York museum, Zara believes that the menorah was one of the pieces exhibited. She and her sister Lilly take steps to track down the putative owner.
After contacting the museum director about the piece, the menorah suddenly disappears. Zara and Lilly continued their search but find themselves trapped in a dangerous scheme that involves fraud and murder.
Although many pieces of Judaic art were stolen by the Nazis during World War II, the sisters’ attempt to recover a piece that they believed to be a family heirloom were too far-fetched for my taste.
2 Stars
Read: May 4, 2024
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