The Samaritan's Secret (Omar Yussef Mysteries, 3)

The Samaritan's Secret (Omar Yussef Mysteries, 3)

by Matt Rees (Author)

Synopsis

When Omar Yussef travels to Nablus, the West Bank's most violent town, to attend a wedding, he little expects the trouble that awaits him. An ancient Torah scroll belonging to the Samaritans, descendants of the biblical Joseph, has been stolen. But when the dead body of a young Samaritan is discovered, a seemingly straightforward theft inquiry takes an unexpected turn. As Omar sets out to find the perpetrators of this murder, he is driven down into the murky alleys and tunnels of the old casbah in Nablus. Here, as he uncovers the secret deals of one of the region's richest businessmen, and the shadowy world of the tiny Samaritan community, he begins to wonder whether he will be able to attend the wedding after all...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Main
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 01 Jul 2009

ISBN 10: 1843546507
ISBN 13: 9781843546504
Book Overview: 'Morse, Rebus and now Yussef.' Observer THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SERIES, THE BETHLEHEM MURDERS, WON THE CWA JOHN CREASY DAGGER

Media Reviews
* 'Omar Yussef is a splendid creation.' Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse series * 'Yussef is quite clearly a detective who is here to stay.' Peter Burton, Daily Express
Author Bio
Matt Rees was born in South Wales. He has covered the Middle East as a journalist for more than a decade, including six years as Time magazine's Jerusalem bureau chief. He is the author of Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide and Fear in the Middle East. Atlantic Books published the first Omar Yussef novel, The Bethlehem Murders, in 2007, and the second, The Saladin Murders, in 2008. The Bethlehem Murders won the CWA John Creasey Dagger. See more at www.mattbeynonrees.com.