As time goes by, Casablanca remains the most iconic films of modern time. Highly regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made, Casablanca is often mentioned in the same sentence as other beloved classics like Gone With the Wind and Citizen Kane. Casablanca has been elected to the level of a modern myth. A sequel to Casablanca has always been thought impossible (how to replace Bacall and Bogart) but John Moore is a versatile and erudite artisan revealing a revelatory interretation of a classic mythic narrative. Since Casablanca graced the screen much has changed in our world but John Moore has a work of art allusive of the original, but infomed by the postmodern world of today. A kiss is just a kiss but Casablanca endures

"Who else but John Moore could have written this sequel? It's like he had been there at Rick's in the old days and drank with the boss and the rest of the cast, and this true account wass hidden in Sam's piano for decades.” 
Jim Christy

“An intelligent noir drama of Cold War intrigue, romance and treachery, John Moore’s stylish novel exudes Casablanca’s unfinished symphony with the tough-guy polish of Raymond Chandler and Piaf’s anthemic Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.  Bogart breathes again from every page like a jazzman playing on metabolic scales.” 
Trevor Carolan