Praise for the Omar Yussef series: "The Collaborator of Bethlehem is readable and literate, and offers a vivid portrait of Palestinian life today." - The Washington Post "Matt Beynon Rees has taken a complex world of culture clash and suspicion and placed upon it humanity." - David Baldacci, author of The Collectors "Omar's probe of a West Bank ruled by political intrigue, religious hatred, and militia thugs lets ex-TIME Jerusalem Bureau Chief Rees make the Mideast conflict personal." - Entertainment Weekly "The Collaborator of Bethlehem is the best - and the rarest - sort of mystery: exciting and compelling, but it is also a deeply moving story that will, for many readers, shed much light on the conditions in the Palestinian territories." - David Liss, author of The Ethical Assassin and A Conspiracy of Paper "Uncovers the gritty, often disturbing human realities of life in Palestinian society. . . . [Rees] gives his characters heart as he gives his readers a thrill." - TIME.com "An evocative, compassionate tale." - San Francisco Chronicle As he tries to save the lives of two men, Omar Yussef is confronted with the corruption and violence of Gaza's warring government factions and the criminal gangs with which they are connected. Matt Beynon Rees was born in South Wales. He was previously the Jerusalem bureau chief for TIME magazine, where he is currently a contributor. He is the author of one previous mystery in the Omar Yussef series, The Collaborator of Bethlehem, and the nonfiction work Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle East. He lives in Jerusalem.