Deceitful, the first of the Avi Asher Novels, is filled with suspense and intrigue. Flani Gerber is a radical German peacenik bent upon being a legend. Anton von Knecht is a former German paratrooper accused of war crimes. Jack Trimble is a rummy correspondent on the trail of the story of his career. General Cunliffe is deluding himself into believing he, and only he, can save the two Germanies from each other. Margot Huntoon, wounded in the war as a young girl, falls in love with Professor Jonathan Avram Asher and ends up encountering a plot filled with deceit. Avi Asher is on the path to saving an innocent enemy and unlocking a world-news-making deception.