Thomas "Babe" Levy, a Ph.D. candidate in History, is training to be a marathon runner while paying tribute to his father, who died under investigation during the Communist witch hunts. Babe's work doesn't align with his brother's expectations, but he meets Elsa, a foreign exchange student, and begins dating her. After a mugging in Central Park, Babe is drawn into an international conspiracy involving Nazi war criminal Christian Szell and a stash of diamonds. As he navigates the situation, Babe must decide who to trust and uncover the truth behind the murder of someone close to him.

Marathon Man
In a thrilling tale of intrigue and deception, a young history student in New York City becomes embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse when government agents start closing in on him, suspecting him of his brother's brutal murder. Meanwhile, a cunning former Nazi officer is on the hunt f...