Lev Raphael: 5 books

“The power of Raphael’s stories comes from his passion for telling the truth, however painful.”—Hadassah Magazine “His characters are voices of reason, observers rather than judges. The prose is poetic, the sex scenes sweat with passion.”—Los Angeles Times When Lev Raphael...

In the glittering world of money-mad 1905 New York City, Jewish financier Simon Rosedale plans to force his way into high society through marriage and has his eye on Lily Bart. One of the most beautiful women in the city, Lily is a down-at-heels aristocrat plagued by gossip and might be vulnerable...

Desperate to get tenure, assistant professor Nick Hoffman reluctantly organizes an Edith Wharton conference that brings together Rival Wharton societies. This conference is supposed to burnish his department's image, but the flaring academic egos ignite into murder. Nick is stuck with a career in ruins, not knowing if he's next on the murderer's hit list.

Still reeling from having escaped a mass shooting on campus, English professor Nick Hoffman finds himself on the receiving end of confessions by one colleague after another. All of them have good reason to hate the new department chair, Dr. Napoleon Padovani, who throws his weight around capriciously...

An author with name recognition in various genres: mystery, gay, Jewish, Holocaust Studies, self-help. 2. Although not a traditional mystery, this is a book that poses many questions as to the emotional turmoil suffered by a Jewish family--and answers them with a surprising twist. 3. Author has an active...