En gang var det én million samaritanere i Palestina. Nå er det bare 700 igjen, klemt mellom jøder og muslimer på en høyde over Nablus, den voldeligste byen på Vestbredden. Der forsøker de siste etterkommerne etter den gamle religiøse sekten å holde strengt på sine eldgamle tradisjoner. Når Omar Yussef ankommer Nablus for å delta i et bryllup, er samaritanernes Torah-rull stjålet. Siden tidenes morgen har den hellige bokrullen blitt vist fram under samaritanernes spesielle påskeritual. Å finne den igjen blir et spørsmål om sektens overlevelse. Så blir en ung samaritaner funnet død like ved offerplassen på høyden hvor Abraham skulle ofre Isak. Sammen med ham har flere hundre millioner dollar med offentlige midler forsvunnet. Hvis ikke Verdensbanken får pengene tilbake i løpet av noen få dager, vil alle nødhjelp til Palestinerne bli blokkert. I jakten på pengene, morderne og den forsvunne bokrullen drives Omar Yussef stadig lenger inn i de trange og mørke smugene i gamlebyen, inn en verden av korrupte klanssjefer og lysky businessmenn, alt bundet opp til det mystiske samaritanerfolkets hemmeligheter.

En av fjorårets store positive overraskelser er nå klar i pocket. Den middelaldrende historielæren Omar Yussef bor og underviser i Betlehem. En av hans tidligere favorittelever blir en dag arrestert for mistanke om samarbeid med israelerne. De indre stridighetene på palestinsk side gjør at han selv begynner å etterforske hva som ligger bak denne arrestasjonen. Dette fører Yussef ut i et farlig spill som setter både karriere og liv på spill. Gjennom Yussefs etterforskning bringes vi tett på livet og de nådeløse interne konfliktene i de palestinske områdene. Det hele er troverdig, sterkt og gripende. Dette er en god roman, uansett sjanger. - Adresseavisen

Omar befinner seg i Gaza på inspeksjon på FN-skolen i flyktningleiren. Når en av lærerne på skolen blir arrestert av den mektige og farlige oberst al-Fara bestemmer han seg for å finne ut av hva som har skjedd. Denne avgjørelsen blir skjebnesvanger. Snart har han både politi, militære og Gazas mektigste gjenger etter seg. Dette er den andre boka om læreren og detektiven Omar Yussef.

Da Omar Yuessef ble sendt av gårde til Gaza, trodde han først det dreide seg om en helt vanlig skoleinspeksjon. Men så blir én av lærerne der arrestert. Mannen bak arrestasjon er oberst al-Fara, den mektigste - og farligste - mannen på hele Gaza-stripen. Da Omar bestemmer seg for å konfrontere obersten, oppdager han raskt at den gamle sannheten fortsatt gjelder: På Gaza henger alle forbrytelser sammen. Matt Rees' krimserie fra Palestina om læreren og detektiven Omar Yussef har vakt stor internasjonal oppmerksomhet; hovedpersonen har blitt kalt "en krysning av Miss Marple og Yassir Arafat", eller "Philip Marlow på hummus". Rees var hovedkorrespondent for Time Magazine i Betlehem fra 2000-06, og har skrevet en rekke prisbelønnede artikler. Den første boken i Omar-serien, Mordene i Betlehem, kom på norsk i 2007, og ble møtt med begeistrede anmeldelser.

Omar Yussef has taught history to the children of Bethlehem for as long as anyone can remember. When a favourite former pupil, George Saba, is arrested over a murder, Omar is convinced that he has been framed. With George facing imminent execution, Omar sets out to prove his innocence. <br><br> As Omar falls foul of his headmaster and the local police chief, time begins to run out for this teacher-turned-detective. His classroom is bombed and members of his family are threatened. But with no one else willing to stand up for the truth, it is up to Omar to act, even as bloodshed and heartbreak surround him. <br><br><br> ‘A superb and intelligent detective story.’ Mail on Sunday<br><br> ‘Morse, Rebus… and now Yussef… The Bethlehem Murders is exciting and completely believable.’ Observer<br><br> ‘Meet the next big sleuth in crime fiction… A genuine gripper.’ Independent <br><br> ‘A dazzling debut novel… Rees takes the reader on a gripping journey into the depths of Palestinian society.’ Economist <br>

When Omar Yussef travels to New York for a UN conference, he is eager to see his youngest son, Ala. But the discovery of a decapitated corpse in his son's empty apartment lands him in the midst of a police enquiry riddled with contradictions. Desperate to clear Ala's name, Omar's investigation to uncover the murderer leads him towards a deadly international conspiracy...

This guide to Israel provides practical information on most aspects of travel, including health and safety advice, information on local cuisine, advice on customs and etiquette, historical and cultural information, maps, and more.

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This beautifully illustrated 48-page trade paperback spotlights writer James Robinson, who delivers a compelling and action-packed script which plays to Matt Wagner's atmospheric and visually stunning renderings. Unknowingly, Kyle Reese went back in time to protect Sarah Conner from the second of two Terminators sent from the future to alter the past. In this one-shot special, we encounter the very first Terminator to be sent back through time, a female version of the 800-model, but just as deadly, if not more so. Her mission: to kill John Conner's mother! The Sarah Conner that she finds has a mission of her own: to kill her new husband and take off with his vast wealth before ever having a baby

Vennskap, jobb, begjær og lojalitet er noen av ingrediensene i forholdet mellom Matt, Helen, Stinger og Sue, fire unge mennesker i London som alle skal i samme bryllup.

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Over 150 of the world's leading scientists and thinkers offer their choice of the ideas, strategies and arguments that will help all of us understand our world, and its future, better. Includes contributions from: Richard Dawkins, Stephen Pinker, Daniel Dennett, Clay Shirky, Daniel Goleman, Sam Harris, Lee Smolin, Matt Ridley, Mark Henderson, David Rowan, Sir Martin Rees, Craig Venter, Brian Eno, Jaron Lanier and David Brooks...among others. With his organisation Edge.org, the literary agent and all-purpose intellectual impresario John Brockman has brought together the most influential thinkers of our age. Every year he sets them a question, this year that question was: What Scientific Concept Would Improve Everybody's Cognitive Toolkit? Their answers are collected in this book and explore philosophy, psychology, economics, and other disciplines - and all share one aim: to provide the most reliable ways of gaining knowledge about anything, whether it be human behaviour, corporate behaviour, the fate of the planet, or the future of the universe.

First published as Whatever Makes You Happy, the hilarious and moving novel about mothers and their adult sons will soon be a Netflix original movie starring Felicity Huffman, Angela Bassett and Patricia Arquette Three sons. Three mums. One week. Matt, Daniel and Paul were childhood friends. Now in their thirties, they've lost touch and have only one thing in common: their mothers. Little do they know that, having spent a cardless Mother's Day discussing how their emotionally dysfunctional offspring should be settling down, Carol, Gillian and Helen have decided to pay their wayward sons a visit. On the same day, they turn up on their sons' doorsteps, uninvited and unannounced. Their plan is to reestablish the mother-son bond by moving in for one week. Just a week. Surely that's not a lot to ask...

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