This A-format paperback of "The Saladin Murders", the second Omar Yussef mystery, continues to build a major new crime franchise: 'Morse, Rebus and now Yussef' - "Observer".It is a blistering morning in Gaza, as Omar Yussef struggles along the uneven streets to carry out a school inspection. But when he learns that a fellow teacher has been accused of links to the CIA, and jailed, his suspicions are immediately aroused. And the more Yussef investigates the arrest, the more people seem to be implicated, and the murkier his search for the truth becomes.With the police force, the military and Gaza's most powerful gang all out to silence him, Yussef must face the terrifying realisation that he is no longer fighting to save his colleague - but himself.
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"* 'Omar Yussef is a splendid creation.' Colin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse 'the next big sleuth in crime fiction' (Independent) - to a wide audience"
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Matt Rees was born and raised in South Wales. He has covered the Middle East as a journalist for a decade, including six years as Time magazine's Jerusalem bureau chief. He is author of the non-fiction work Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle East. Atlantic Books published The Bethlehem Murders in 2007. Matt Rees's website is: www.mattbeynonrees.com.
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A great read - to match that of Matt's first novel, "The Bethlehem Murders". It's a book that's hard to put down because of its pace and activity, but at the same time 'brings home' some of the reality of life (if one can call it living) in Gaza. Being a senior citizen myself, retired form the world of education, I find it most engaging to follow the activities of Omar Yussef who is also getting on in years! I would recommend this book unreservedly to any reader.
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Matt Rees' second Omar Yussef novel, sees the Palestinian school teacher turned detective caught up in the turmoil of Gaza.
How true are the surroundings to the tale? For Rees paints a bleak picture of competing militia and their disregard for fellow countrymen, in an area that he used to work in.
Yussef is an interesting character, in his fifties, a respectful family man, unsure of Islam and its fundamentalists, most of whom are bloodthirsty and just want a piece of each other let alone a piece of the Israeli's.
That said, it's an intriguing topical thriller, worth the marks alone for daring to set what seems a plausible and believeable character amidst the mayhem of Gaza.
Worth a try.
How true are the surroundings to the tale? For Rees paints a bleak picture of competing militia and their disregard for fellow countrymen, in an area that he used to work in.
Yussef is an interesting character, in his fifties, a respectful family man, unsure of Islam and its fundamentalists, most of whom are bloodthirsty and just want a piece of each other let alone a piece of the Israeli's.
That said, it's an intriguing topical thriller, worth the marks alone for daring to set what seems a plausible and believeable character amidst the mayhem of Gaza.
Worth a try.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Noel
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I read 'The Bethlehem Murders' a couple of years ago, enjoyed it, and immediately bought 'The Saladin Murders'. However it sat on my shelf for a long time before I decided to take the plunge, into what on reflection seemed like a book that would prove to be a difficult read. How wrong I was. This is a great novel which illustrates how a seemingly innocuous step out of line by an ordinary man leads to unimaginable consequences. Gaza is portrayed as a territory dominated by competing gangs of amoral thugs pretending to be patriots, whose only interest is in their personal aggrandisement. It felt very real and all the more uncomfortable and gripping as a result. There are no winners in this other the reader.
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Disappointing
Mr Rees writes well but while the protagonist inspires sympathy, I still failed to engage with him, or the setting of the book - dreary and disheartening all round.
Published 9 months ago by Nandita Menon
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Politics and crime
Very well written - with excellent and interesting detail knowledge about life in Gaza, but absolutely no judging of the Middle East conflicts. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2010 by André Aschwanden
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Palestine
A fascinating read but also a devastating reminder of a current conflict for which there seems to be no possibility of resolution.
Published on 1 Jan 2010 by Ruth Wynne
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Powerful novel with great impact
Like the first Omar Yussef novel The Bethlehem Murders: A Novel (Omar Yussef Mystery Series)the first page bears a superscription that tells us that "The crimes in this book are... Read more
Published on 13 May 2009 by Colin Fortune
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Revealingly disappointing follow-up?
I read and enjoyed The Bethlehem Murders, and was disappointed when this book just gave me the same stuff again, but without any of the first's emotion. Read more
Published on 16 April 2008 by Banjanx
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