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.
As Omar sets out to find the perpetrators of this murder, he is driven down into the murky alleys and tunnels of the old casbah in Nablus. Here, as he uncovers the secret deals of one of the region's richest businessmen, and the shadowy world of the tiny Samaritan community, he begins to wonder whether he will be able to attend the wedding after all...
- ISBN10 0857899147
- ISBN13 9780857899149
- Publish Date 1 June 2012 (first published 1 January 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Atlantic Books
- Edition Main
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 170
- Language English