The Bethlehem Murders By Matt Rees

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Matt Rees
9781843546252

Detectives have often provided an excellent gateway into an alien society. Their observation and investigation of their surroundings mirrors the needs of the reader. Precious Ramotswe brought to life Botswana in her adventures at The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Philip Marlowe guided us through post-Depression California. In much the same way, Matt Rees has decided that the best vehicle for his years of reporting from Israel and the Palestinian territories is a murder mystery novel.

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Rees's focus is Bethlehem, a town that most Christians learn about at an early age and then continue to hear about annually for the rest of their lives. But in Bethlehem 2003, the baby in the manger and the shepherds on the hillside have been replaced by gangster gunmen and overcrowded refugee camps. It is in the mud-covered alleyways of the camps and the surrounding town that Rees sets his book.