The author of the political thriller 'Fixer' has created a page-turning quartet of short novels about ordinary people faced with life-and-death struggles. 'Women From Venus' is the story of psychologist Robert Elgar, whose career as a debunker of alien kidnappings is sabotaged when a beautiful abductee accuses him of rape. 'The Man Who Could Not Make Up His Mind' is a hilarious satire about love among New York's upper crust. 'The Stamp' follows ex-marine Tommy Courten as he tracks his sister's psychopathic killer to a remote South American jungle. In 'I'll Take Manhattan, ' the members of an Indian tribe offer proof that they are the rightful owners of Manhattan Island and they want it back. Awarded the 2012 Wolterding Prize for Fiction. "Brodow has a way of drawing the reader into his fiction world without any chance of release until the very last page is reached. His novels are fascinating, suspenseful and the perfect solution for a winter weekend in front of the fire " Brenda Ballard/Readers Favorite