My massive project, the memior of Ron Gonen, is nearly complete. I've spent five years working on this memior about Ron Gonen, an international thief who escaped Interpol and made his way to Manhattan in the early1980s where he became a highend coke dealer. His success got the attention of what would become known as the first Israeli mafia. After turning state's evidence he was hidden away for 20 years in the Witness Protection Program.

There is already a very well written book by David Copeland about Ron Gonen's years as a coke dealer, but this memior encompasses his entire 25 years as a criminal. It's a page turner. Ron Gonen's life as a thief is probably my favorite part. His cu