Duel

David is a twelve-year-old boy living in Jerusalem in
1966. His best friend just happens to be seventy-year-old
Heinrich Rosenthal who lives at the Beit Hakerem Home for
the Aged. Their friendship takes an unexpected turn when
Mr. Rosenthal receives a threatening letter from the man
he once knew as the bully of Heidelberg University. The
letter accuses Mr. Rosenthal of stealing a priceless
painting and challenges him to a duel if it is not
returned immediately. But Mr. Rosenthal didnt steal the
painting. Who did? Determined to find some answers and
prevent the duel David plays detective and ultimately
uncovers the story of two beautiful paintings one of a
womans eyes and the other of her mouth given by the artist
to the two men who are now willing to kill one another
over them. With some brilliant sleuthing and a bit of luck
David manages to pull together the strings of a story that
began more than thirty years before preventing a tragedy
by bringing a long-dead memory to back to life.