The Gospel According to Lazarus

[1] (The paperback, published in 2022, has the title: The Lost Gospel of Lazarus) The novel is set in the time of Jesus.

Reviewing Lazarus for The Guardian, novelist Peter Stanford called it "a brave and engaging novel... a page-turner.

"[2] In her article in The Jewish Week, Sandee Brawarsky observed that "Zimler’s writing is richly detailed, his characters compelling.

"[3] In his Tikkun review, Jacob Staub wrote that "Zimler is masterful at immersing his readers in the ambience and symbols of each period, in the alleyways and culinary scents of each of his settings, so that the human lessons he elicits are credible and grounded in the past.

It explained how Zimler, a highly acclaimed, bestselling novelist, had been rejected for appearances by two cultural organizations after they inquired whether he "was Jewish."