SPIRAL, a novel by Peter Rubenstein, is an adventure thriller combining strong elements of humor, romance and fantasy. The story occurs during two nights in one man's life and through fifty years in one family's dark and magical history. SPIRAL begins with a daring World War II concentration camp escape and concludes only after a breakneck chase along California's coast. SPIRAL is a tale of revenge, pursuit and passion, where a gold talisman links one family to ancient magic and a legacy of fear. Their terror is personified by a killer who comes out of the past, determined to claim the treasure they have hidden as his own.