The Saladin murders - Matt Rees

'Outstanding... Dark, gripping and often moving.' EconomistIt is a blistering morning in Gaza, as Omar Yussef struggles along the uneven streets to carry out a school inspection. But when he learns that a fellow teacher has been accused of links to the CIA, and jailed, his suspicions are immediately aroused. And the more Yussef investigates the arrest, the more people seem to be implicated, and the murkier his search for the truth becomes. With the police force, the military and Gaza's most powerful gang all out to silence him, Yussef must face the terrifying realisation that he is no longer fighting to save his colleague - but himself.

MATT REES was born in Wales and read English at Oxford before moving to the Middle East to become a journalist. He is also the author of the award-winning Omar Yussef series, which follows a detective in Palestine, and is now published in twenty-four countries.

Visit his website at www.mattrees.net

A gritty novel which maintains a high level of tension until the closing pages. Yussef is quite clearly a detective who is here to stay.
Daily Express - Peter Burton

Rees has created a stunning sense of place and memorable characters for his impassioned story.
Sunday Telegraph - Susanna Yager

A compelling, elegant and atmospheric read.
Sunday Business Post - Alex Meeham

Rees does a terrific job of bringing [Palestine] to life, giving us the sights, sounds and smells the news bulletins leave out.
Mail on Sunday