The Bethlehem murders
By: Matt Rees
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Omar Yussef mystery; Omar Yussef mystery
Publisher: W F Howes
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Rearsby
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781407413822
Subjects: Teachers; Fiction; Social conditions
Description: 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 execution Yussef sets out to prove his innocence. As Yussef falls foul of his headmaster and the local police chief, time begins to run out for Saba. But with no one else willing to stand up for the truth, it is up to Yussef act, even as bloodshed and heartbreak surround him.
Notes: Originally published: New York: Soho, 2006; London: Atlantic, 2007.