A collection of the first three Omar Yussef mysteries by Matt Beynon Rees (also sometimes just listed as Matt Rees) is available on Kobo India for ~250 rupees. It's couponable in India, and probably elsewhere. The three books are:
The Bethlehem Murders (apa
The Collaborator of Bethelehem),
The Saladin Murders (apa
A Grave in Gaza) and
The Samaritan's Secret. I've read the first two in this series and found them excellent, if a bit gritty. (How could they not be, describing life in Palestine...)
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SYNOPSIS
Three acclaimed novels in the Omar Yussef series in one volume, from an award-winning author.
The Bethlehem Murders
For decades, Omar Yussef has taught 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 and sets out to prove his innocence.
The Saladin Murders
When Omar Yussef learns that a fellow teacher has been accused of links to the CIA, and jailed, his suspicions are immediately aroused. The more Yussef investigates the arrest, the more people seem to be implicated, and the murkier his search for the truth becomes.
The Samaritan's Secret
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.
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Atlantic Books Ltd, July 2013
Imprint:Corvus
ISBN:9781782391579