num_pages: 272
description: For decades, Omar Yussef has been a teacher of history to the children of Bethlehem. When a favorite former pupil, George Saba, a member of the Palestinian Christian minority, is arrested for collaborating with the Israelis in the killing of a Palestinian guerrilla, Omar is sure he has been framed. If George is not cleared, he faces imminent execution. Then the wife of the dead man, also one of Omar Yussef’s former pupils, is murdered, possibly raped. When he begins to suspect the head of the Bethlehem al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades is the true collaborator, Omar and his family are threatened. But as no one else is willing to stand up to the violent Martyrs Brigades men, who hold the real power in the town, it is up to him to investigate.
language: English
title: The Collaborator of Bethlehem
titlecomplete: The Collaborator of Bethlehem (Omar Yussef Mystery, #1)
genres: Thriller, Historical Fiction, Islam, International, Detective, Israel, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
ratings_count: 1278
places: Bethlehem, West Bank
series: Omar Yussef Mystery
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger
publisher: Soho Crime