Authors
Matt Beynon Rees
Matt Beynon Rees is the creator of the critically acclaimed series of mysteries featuring Palestinian detective Omar Yussef. The first novel in the series, THE COLLABORATOR OF BETHLEHEM (published in the UK as THE BETHLEHEM MURDERS), was one of the most lauded novels of 2007. It won the British Crime Writers Association's John Creasey "New Blood" Dagger Award for Best First Novel; in the US, it was one of five finalists for the 2007 Quill Award for Best Suspense novel, and it was cited by both Publishers Weekly and Booklist as a Best Mystery of 2007. It was also a finalist for both the Barry and the Macavity Awards for Best First Novel. This series has been translated into 24 languages. The new Omar Yussef novel, THE FOURTH ASSASSIN, will be published in early 2010 by Soho Press. Matt is the former Jerusalem bureau chief for Time and remains a contributor to the magazine. His first book was the nonfiction work CAIN'S FIELD: FAITH, FRATRICIDE AND FEAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
