pNo one knows more about Israel's existential dilemma than Alan Dershowitz-or writes about it better. From its explosive beginning to its startling climax, THE TRIALS OF ZION excites and intrigues, even as it depicts the unique dangers of a lethal part of the world. This is a terrific novel.br -Richard North PattersonppFor a legalist, mired for years in towers of ivory not even hewn from the teeth of endangered elephants but constructed, indeed, and solely, of the casuistic and notional, Mr. Dershowitz writes a real good rip-snorter.br -David MametppA thought-provoking thriller set in two of the world's most gripping arenas of conflict, the Middle East and the courtroom.br -Steven Pinker, author of emThe Stuff of Thoughtem, and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of em36 Arguments for the Existence of God A Work of FictionemppAs in all his essays, in his novel also, Alan Dershowitz demonstrates his great love for Israel as well as his inspired passion for Jewish memory, justice, and