Covering two periods, from World War II to the establishment of the State of Israel, this historical novel follows the lives of two men a father, Jochanan, and his son, Benhazar. Benhazar learns the significance of his father s presence in the Colony and uncovers a trail of puzzling events with seemingly supernatural overtones. When his father dies under suspicious circumstances in a fire that guts a Jerusalem apartment, the son sets out to piece...