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by Matt Rees (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books (14 Jun 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843545926
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843545927
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 271,668 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"* 'Matt Rees takes a complex world of culture clash and suspicion and places upon it humanity.' David Baldacci * 'A beautifully written story. I have walked the streets of Bethlehem with Omar Yussef, smelled the dust and the fear, tasted his food, shared his anger and his hope. His decency is a light in the gloom. I shall not forget him.' Anne Perry * 'The best - and the rarest - sort of mystery: exciting and compelling, but it is also deeply moving.' David Liss"

The Washington Post, January 29, 2007

Rees tells this grim story with skill, specificity and richly
detailed descriptions of people and places. Here, for example, is the
terrified judge who presides over Saba's sham trial: "He was a portly man
with skin the color and softness of coffee cake and gray hair that puffed
high and back like a French crooner. His mouth was set and angry, but his
eyes shifted with fear." ...Readable and literate... Offers a vivid
portrait of Palestinian life today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, insightful, original. Highly recommended., 28 July 2007
By Danny K (London) - See all my reviews
I've read quite a lot of crime fiction set in countries other than the US and the UK but this has to be the pick of the bunch so far. What I loved about it was that it pulled off the classic challenge that I think all crime writers face: To both suck you in entirely by its pure story-telling and yet to sort of quietly educate you and let you into an entirely new world. To be honest, I've always found the Middle East a bit confusing and I haven't paid an enormous amount of attention but after reading The Bethlehem Murders the place is more real to me than anywhere else I see on the news or read about in the newspapers. I can see the people and the places in my mind's eye. But back to the story...I won't give anything away, of course, but to have a slightly bumbling, older history teacher as your detective is a brilliant idea. He's so likeable, in his grumpiness, and so human. You really find yourself willing him along as he looks for the truth. I can't wait to read what he gets up to in the second book in the series. When is that coming out, by the way?
I could go on but I'd just say that if you want a fast, exciting read that also tells you more about this fascinating, crucial part of the world than you'll ever pick up from the papers, this is for you.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great find!, 1 Dec 2008
This review is from: The Bethlehem Murders: A Novel (Omar Yussef Mystery Series) (Paperback)
This is the first in Matt Rees' Omar Yussef novels, and he's a great find.

With so many other authors treading the line of American detectives, FBI agents and the like, Rees introduces us to Yussef, a school teacher, caught up in the madness that is present day Bethlehem.

Forced to investigate a strange murder, Yussef discovers there's disturbing things going on amidst his fellow Palestinians as they target a traditional Christian family for daring to stand up for truth. Yussef, himself a Muslim, finds that hate and money are powerful bedfellows, no matter what place you are born, or what you believe.

Well paced, original thriller, give it a go.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars absorbing, paced and a damn good read, 14 Feb 2008
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The ageing, history teacher of ill health seems a little slow/cerebal or possibly odd as the central character. However you are very quickly drawn into the world of his family, work, local palestinian politics and the murder investigation. Even working out the who did what and what would be the outcome (unusual for me) did not spoil a damn good read. The sence of place and a window on its culture was really interesting. I will be ordering the next Omar Yussef novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping novel based on very sad real events
This is the first of the Omar Yussef detective novels and it introduces us to the dark world of the Palestinian intefada. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Colin Fortune

3.0 out of 5 stars Dubious career choice
By the end of this novel, clearly written as the first in a series, the protagonist has decided that his future lies in being a detective. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Graham R. Hill

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