This B-format paperback of "The Samaritan's Secret", the third Omar Yussef mystery, continues to build a major new crime franchise: 'Morse, Rebus and now Yussef' - "Observer". The first book in the series, "The Bethlehem Murders", won the Cwa John Creasy Dagger. 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 a deepening political rift, 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.
| ISBN | 1843546507 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9781843546504
(What's this?) | | Pages | 352 | | Publisher | Atlantic Books | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Atlantic Books | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 01 Jul 2009 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY | 823.92 | |
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"* '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"
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