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The Deal

Adam Gittlin
Oceanview Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9781933515137
Reviewed by Leslie Storey for RebeccasReads (6/08)

Jonah Gray was on the fast track to success.  Growing up, his family owned and managed real estate in the Northeast and now he worked for a commercial real estate company and was brokering some of the best deals of his young life.  So, when family friend offers him an investment opportunity in Big Apple real estate, it seemed like too good of an opportunity to pass by.  Sure he only had three weeks to make the deal of a lifetime, but that’s what made the request a challenge.  Everything seemed perfectly normal until a series of incidents that led him to dig deeper than he’d ever imagined.  Was the family friend on the up and up or was there more involved?  And would his life ever be the same when it was all said and done?

I am familiar with commercial real estate and so was interested to see how the author brought this in as a part of the storyline, especially since this is something the author is involved with personally.  While there are references to buildings in NYC, it was not heavy on the details, which could be good or bad depending on what you were expecting. 

There were times when the chapters lagged and I felt like there were too many details for a scene at a club or restaurant.  There was also more foul language than I normally prefer, however I was able to read past that part.  Once the main character found a Fabergé Egg in his possession, everything changed and the pace of the story picked up and it kept me engrossed until the very end.

There are many twists and turns that I did not see coming.  Who was his father and what had he not told him over the years?  And what about his old family friend, Andreu?  Was his story about needing to purchase the real estate legitimate?  And why the rush?  These questions are all answered as Jonah digs deeper and deeper into his family history.

Take a chance on this book, it is a good read and it just might surprise you.

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