Completing the circle

Douglas, Roger

SeaScape Press

He is tall, dark and handsome, an excellent marksman and skilled jet pilot,so what is he doing working for a beautiful Oscar-winning film actress as a gardener? He seems like so many other Mexicans and Central Americans, toiling anonymously in the yards and gardens of Californians. But there is a dramatic difference: Jose Diego-Rivera is actually a world-class scientist, hiding from a murderous drug cartel which plans to unleash a vicious chemical attack against the hated "Anglos," and restore the fabled "Aztlan Empire" in the southwestern United States. Not least amongst his enemies is a childhood "friend," now a powerful titan of industry. Jose is a member of a secret clique of distinguished scientists, working undercover to thwart this terrible conspiracy, but time is growing short and there are many unsuspected enemies. In this, his 8th published novel, Len Lamensdorf has once again deployed is remarkable knowledge of history, geography and current events tto create a spell- binding, suspense-laden thriller. Both Jose and his arch-enemy, Hector Palacios, are skillfully drawn, compelling characters, and their collision cannot have a fraternal ending. Len weaves much of his tale into settings into and around Santa Barbara, California, where he lived for decades. This sinister story is all the more intriguing, framed against the stunning beauty of its location: the threat of catastrophe in paradise. Lamensdorf does not concoct this menace out of thin air; rather, it seems all too possible in the light of recent, shocking disclosures,

The Mexican Gardener

Len Lamensdorf

Building a University a History of the University of Houston Clear Lake 1974 to the Present

Jonathan Zophy

From award-winning author, playwright and screenwriter, Len Lamensdorf, comes a thrilling new account of the life of Jesus (Joshua) of Nazareth, presented as an historical novel, based on original research and a profound understanding of the Gospels and centuries of relevant literature. Did Jesus believe he was the son of God? Of course, every Jewish male believed he was the son of God. Did Jesus consider himself to be divine? A very different question and one The Murdered Messiah seeks to answer. Did Jesus think he was the Messiah? Perhaps. Must the Messiah be a king? A warrior? A priest? A prophet? All of the above? Who did Jesus believe himself to be and how did he conceive his earthly mission? Why would a man whose entry into Jerusalem at Passover was a triumph, be suddenly and mysteriously murdered by the Romans? The Gospels tell us nothing from the time Jesus spoke to the rabbis in the Temple when he was 12 until he began his ministry 18 years later. Some speculate that he traveled to Egypt, to Mesopotamia, even to India. Nonsense; Jesus never left Israel except to travel briefly to Tyre and Sidon and lands east of the Jordan. There is nothing in Christian scripture about his personal life. A young Jewish male of that era would almost certainly have been married. Was Jesus married? If so, what happened to his wife—to his children, if he had any? If he were the Messiah, how could he be viciously murdered? Theologians have devised an explanation for the inexplicable: He died for our sins. Why is God so cruel that he demands this act of redemption? The Jewish people were the only true monotheists on the planet. Hundreds of thousands of Jews had congregated in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover, the feast of liberation. But if they were not miserable sinners, what was the reason for Jesus’s terrible sacrifice? Had he traveled throughout Israel, preaching the law and the love of God only to fall prey to the machinations of Pontius Pilate, one of the cruelest men in a very cruel empire? The Murdered Messiah unravels these riddles and reveals the true nature of this remarkable man, with reverence for his extraordinary sacrifice and his passionate love for God.

The Murdered Messiah: an Historical Novel of Christ

Literature & Fiction

Lamensdorf, Leonard Russell

Genre Fiction

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LAMENSDORF, LEN

United States

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