Rate this book

The Samaritan's Secret (2010)

by Matt Rees(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0547254725 (ISBN13: 9780547254722)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Mariner Books

series

Omar Yussef Mystery

review 1: This is the third in the Omar Yussef series of novels. Omar Yussef has come with his family from his home in Bethlehem to attend a wedding in Nablus. The groom, Sami, is a policeman and he gets Omar Yussef involved with an investigation. There has been a theft from the Samaritan synagogue in Nablus."'I knew you'd be intrigued, as a history teacher who's knowledgeable about all elements of Palestinian culture.......They are part of Palestinian culture aren't they?''The Samaritans? They've been here longer than we have Sami. They claim to be descended from some biblical Israelites who remained in this area when their brethren were exiled to Babylon. In a way, they're Palestinians and Jews and neither, all at the same time.'"The precious Abisha Scroll is the item which has be... moreen stolen from the synagogue. It is extremely valuable, not only in monetary terms, but also in religious significance. Then the son of the Samaritan priest is found tortured and murdered, and Omar Yussef finds himself embroiled in a very dangerous situation. It involves the tiny Samaritan community and some of the richest businessmen in the area.I've enjoyed both of the Omar Yussef novels I've read previous to this, and I enjoyed The Samaritan's Secret just as much. As always I enjoyed learning more about Palestine and way people live there. I have come to realise that I enjoy reading about unlikely sleuths - and Omar Yussef is certainly unlikely. I particularly enjoyed learning more about his family in this book; his complicated marriage to Maryam, and his adored granddaughter Nadia.
review 2: Omar Yussef, Palestinian history teacher and lapsed Muslim, is just trying to attend the wedding of his relatively honest policeman friend in Nablus. A stolen religious document, missing World Bank money, a Hamas-sponsored mass wedding and random gunfire at night complicate things. A strong follow up in a mystery series that captures the difficulties of contemporary society in Gaza and the West Bank and a greyscale moral event horizon in which the best outcomes are rarely the right, legal or expected ones. less

Download links for: The Samaritan's Secret

Advertising