Matt Rees Livres

En créant le personnage d'Omar Youssef, Matt Rees, journaliste et écrivain à Jérusalem, a rejoint les grands du polar. Son terrain d'enquête : la société palestinienne, sur laquelle Omar Youssef, héros atypique et charismatique, pose un regard passionné et inédit. La qualité de l'intrigue et un sens aigu du suspense ont fait le reste. Après Le Collaborateur de Bethléem, la deuxième enquête d'Omar Youssef nous entraîne à Gaza, au cœur d'une inextricable toile de violences, de corruption et de chantage. Car à Gaza-la-maudite, se fier aux apparences revient toujours à jouer avec la mort.

Italy, 1605: For the ruling Borgia family, Rome is a place of grand palazzos and frescoed cathedrals. For the lowly artist Caravaggio, it is a place of rough bars, knife fights, and grubby whores. Until he is commissioned to paint the Pope...Soon, Caravaggio has gained entry into the Borgia family's inner circle, and becomes the most celebrated artist in Rome. But when he falls for Lena, a low-born fruit-seller, and paints her into his Madonna series as a simple peasant woman, Italian society is outraged. Discredited as an artist, but unwilling to retract his vision of the woman he loves, Caravaggio is forced into a duel - and murders a nobleman. Even his powerful patrons cannot protect him from a death sentence. So Caravaggio flees to Malta, where, before he can be pardoned, he must undergo the rigorous training of the Knights of Malta. His paintings continue to speak of his love for Lena. But before he can return to her, as a Knight and a noble, Caravaggio, the most famous artist in Italy - simply disappears...

Omar Yussef travels to Nablus for a wedding but becomes embroiled in a murder investigation following the theft of an ancient Torah scroll. As he navigates the dangerous alleys, he uncovers tensions between militias, secretive business dealings, and the complexities of the Samaritan community, questioning if he'll make it to the wedding.

For decades, Omar Yussef has been a teacher of 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. With George facing execution Yussef sets out to prove his innocence.

The fourth Omar Yussef mystery from CWA John Creasey Dagger winner Matt Rees. 'Morse, Rebus, and now Yussef' Observer'Omar Yussef is a splendid creation' Colin Dexter

'Mozart, music, and murder seamlessly blend together in this fascinating historical mystery. A perfect read.' Tess Gerritsen

It’s 1791 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is enlightenment Vienna’s brightest star. Master of the city’s music halls and devoted member of the Freemason’s guild, he stands at the heart of an electric mix of art and music, philosophy and science, politics and intrigue. But six weeks ago the great composer told his wife he had been poisoned. Yesterday, he died. The city is buzzing with rumours of infidelity, bankruptcy and murder. But Wolfgang’s sister Nannerl will not believe base gossip. Who but a madman would poison such a genius? Yet as she looks closer, Nannerl finds traces of something sinister: a Masonic secret that might just be connected to his death. And as she listens to Wolfgang’s bewitching last opera, The Magic Flute, she realizes that the arias might contain more than just the music…

Barcelona. 22 cm. 329 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Zeta maxi'. Rees, Matt Beynon 1967-. Traducción, Carlos Gómez. Título original: The collaborator of Bethlehem .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 978-84-9872-431-8

Een Palestijnse leraar probeert zijn gearrresteerde collega vrij te krijgen maar komt terecht in een maalstroom van onverkwikkelijke affaires.

Omar Yussef viaja a Gaza con su jefe de la Agencia de Ayuda de la ONU con motivo de una inspección escolar rutinaria. Zeydan, su mejor amigo, jefe de policía de Belén, le advierte de la desastrosa situación de Gaza, paradigma de la desesperada realidad de