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Thriller & Mystery

Essay

The Mys­tery of the Hebrew Detec­tive: The Inves­ti­ga­tion Begins

Yes­ter­day, D. A. Mis­hani won­dered why it’s so dif­fi­cult to write a detec­tive in Hebrew. His first detec­tive nov­el, The Miss­ing File, was pub­lished by…
D. A. Mishani
May 28, 2013
Essay

D. A. Mis­hani and the Mys­tery of the Hebrew Detective

D. A. Mis­hani is an Israeli crime writer, edi­tor, and lit­er­ary schol­ar, spe­cial­iz­ing in the his­to­ry of detec­tive fic­tion. His first detec­tive nov­el, The Miss­ing…
D. A. Mishani
May 27, 2013
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Fic­tion
For­giv­ing Max­i­mo Rothman
A.J. Sidran­sky
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Fic­tion
The Fifth Column
Andrew Gross
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Fic­tion
Takes One to Know One
Susan Isaacs
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Fic­tion
Pret­ty Revenge
Emi­ly Liebert
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Fic­tion
Bit­ter­sweet Brook­lyn: A Novel
Thel­ma Adams
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Fic­tion
The Adven­ture of the Pecu­liar Pro­to­cols: Adapt­ed from the Jour­nals of John H. Wat­son, MD
Nicholas Mey­er
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Fic­tion
Drink to Every Beast
Joel Bur­cat
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Fic­tion
Sav­ing Meghan: A Novel
DJ Palmer
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Fic­tion
Con­fes­sions of an Inno­cent Man: A Novel
David Dow
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Fic­tion
The Shal­lows
Matt Gold­man
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Fic­tion
A Dan­ger to Her­self and Others
Alyssa Shein­mel
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Non­fic­tion
A Strange Death: A Sto­ry Orig­i­nat­ing in Espi­onage, Betray­al, and Vengeance in a Vil­lage in Old Palestine
Hillel Halkin
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Fic­tion
Mid­night Alley: An Ash Levine Novel
Miles Cor­win
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Non­fic­tion
The Alep­po Codex: A True Sto­ry of Obses­sion, Faith, and the Pur­suit of an Ancient Bible
Mat­ti Friedman
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