Omar Yussef views his trip to New York for the UN conference with mixed feelings. On the one hand he is happy that he will get to see his youngest son, Ala. On the other, he has never before visited this city or given a speech at the UN. When he finds a body, beheaded, in his son's apartment, his heart leaps. Is this what is left of his son? As footsteps reach his ears, he fears the murderer may be returning but it is Ala who knows nothing of what has passed. And, when the police arrives Ala is a suspect, primarily because he will not give his alibi.
This mystery finds Yussef entangled in a vicious plot to kill the president of his country. Sadly, those involved include some of his former students. As the tale evolves, Yussef often wishes he were back in Bethlehem with his wife. The anger, brutality, and cruelty of those who seek to kill the president or protect him bruises his sensitivity and belief in the goodness of mankind. Who is the murdered young man and why was he murdered is not what the reader expects. This is a well written, complex mystery that keeps the reader rushing through the pages to find the answers.
This mystery finds Yussef entangled in a vicious plot to kill the president of his country. Sadly, those involved include some of his former students. As the tale evolves, Yussef often wishes he were back in Bethlehem with his wife. The anger, brutality, and cruelty of those who seek to kill the president or protect him bruises his sensitivity and belief in the goodness of mankind. Who is the murdered young man and why was he murdered is not what the reader expects. This is a well written, complex mystery that keeps the reader rushing through the pages to find the answers.
