Ronnie Levin - the adolescent son of an Israeli diplomat and his wife living in New York, discovers much to his surprise that unfathomable events are taking place between his parents and around them. Circumstances become even stranger in light of his mother's evasive behavior and her disregard of a series of warnings regarding a fatal event that was soon to take place. In his attempts to understand what was unfolding, Ronnie gets caught up in a race against time, the deceitfulness of those around him and the doubts gnawing away at him. What is the true nature of the people closest to him? Under the shadow of what secret are they living and why are they ignoring the clear warning signs they're being sent? The Last of the Wise Lovers is a book that simply cannot be put down. It combines a fascinating and smooth-flowing story, with the story of a young man's journey into maturity and the loss of innocence.