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Also by Matt Beynon Rees:

The Fourth Assassin, February 2010
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The Collaborator of Bethlehem, February 2007
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THE COLLABORATOR OF BETHLEHEM
By: Matt Beynon Rees

Soho Crime
February 2007
On Sale: February 1, 2007
272 pages
ISBN: 1569474427
EAN: 9781569474426
Hardcover
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For decades, Omar Yussef has been a teacher of history to the children of Bethlehem. When a favorite former pupil, George Saba, a member of the Palestinian Christian minority, is arrested for collaborating with the Israelis in the killing of a Palestinian guerrilla, Omar is sure he has been framed. If George is not cleared, he faces imminent execution.

Then the wife of the dead man, also one of Omar Yussef's former pupils, is murdered, possibly raped. When he begins to suspect the head of the Bethlehem al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades is the true collaborator, Omar and his family are threatened. But as no one else is willing to stand up to the violent Martyrs Brigades men, who hold the real power in the town, it is up to him to investigate.

Media Buzz

Weekend Edition Sunday - March 25, 2007
Fresh Air - NPR - February 15, 2007