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Matt Beynon Rees verbindet in seinem literarischen Debüt einen packenden Kriminalfall mit der Schilderung des Lebens in Bethlehem und stellt mit Omar Jussuf den ersten palästinensischen Ermittler in der Literatur vor. Omar Jussufs erster Fall ist ein Roman über den Kampf um Menschlichkeit in einer von Gewalt bedrohten Welt.

For decades, Omar Yussef has been a teacher of history to the children of Bethlehem. When a favourite former pupil, George Saba, is arrested for collaborating with the Israelis in the killing of a Palestinian guerrilla, Yussef is convinced that he has been framed. With George facing imminent...

Omar Yussef, teacher-turned-detective, is sent to the troubled Gaza Strip to carry out a routine school inspection. There he learns that a fellow teacher has been arrested, and, instinctively recognizing the signs of grave injustice, he sets out to investigate. The person responsible for the...