Kirjahaku

An Argentine racing syndicate uses four horses as collateral for a loan. When the borrower defaults, the bank discovers that the horses' identities have been forged. Benny Goldfarb, Private "I" travels to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay to unravel the fraud. The tri-border area is a haven for criminal gangs and terrorists. They stand between Benny and his client's money. Benny's love interest, Rosa Zuleca, comes to terms with her newly-discovered family history--Sephardic Jews who left Spain for South America to escape the Inquisition.

Bonita Quintero knows that her husband, Esteban, the Panamanian Consul General in Los Angeles, is having an affair. She wants Benny Goldfarb, Private "I" to get information about the girlfriend and to locate her husband's hidden assets. An FBI agent contacts Benny and asks him to take the case. Esteban's lover is an agent for the Chinese military. The Chinese have asserted their influence in Central America. Control of the Panama Canal hangs in the balance.

This book is a series of short stories containing life lessons that have universal appeal. The experiences of the author are laced with humor.