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    Asylum City: A Novel

    By Liad Shoham

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    In this edgy thriller from the #1 international bestselling author of Lineup, which was described by New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder as "a marvel of tight plotting, spare prose, and relentless pacing," a young police officer's investigation of a murder plunges her into the dark underworld of Tel Aviv.

    When young social activist Michal Poleg is found dead in her Tel Aviv apartment, her body showing signs of severe violence, officer Anat Nachmias is given the lead on her first murder investigation. Eager to find answers, the talented and sensitive cop looks to the victim's past for clues, focusing on the last days before her death. Could one of the asylum seekers Michal worked with be behind this crime?

    Then a young African man confesses to the murder, and Anat's commanders say the case is closed. But the cop isn't convinced. She believes that Michal, a tiny girl with a gift for irritating people, got involved in something far too big and dangerous for her to handle.

    Joined by Michal's clumsy yet charming boss, Anat is pulled deep into a perplexing shadow world where war victims and criminals, angels and demons, idealists and cynics, aid organizations and criminal syndicates intersect. But the truth may be more than Anat can handle, bringing her face to face with an evil she's never before experienced.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateDec 9, 2014
    ISBN9780062237552
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    • 5/5
      The goals we set for ourselves are sometimes met in unusual ways. Sometimes the goals are accomplished after a person's death.Michal Poleg is a young social activist in Tel Aviv. She believes in helping the downtrodden with her whole being. She's active in an organization that helps refugees and asylum seekers in Israel.Michal has pursued a number of people who were taking advantage of the refugees so passionately that someone struck back and she was found dead in her Tel Aviv apartment.Officer Anat Nachmias is given the lead in the investigation. It's her first murder case and she's trying to become a success in a man's world of police activity. She looks into Michal's past for answers.She's clever and compassionate and looking into Michal's relationship with some of the refugees to see if there could be a connection to her murder.Then, a young African man confesses. Is this the end of the investigation?Michal's boss, Itari Fisher begins the story agreeing to go on a date. His Jewish mother and good friend arrange it. Then he hears of Michal's murder and of the confession by the young African man both he and Michal were trying to help and he thinks there must be more to it. As his investigation soon he begins to work with Anal.Liad Shoham is Israel's leading crime writer and is a practicing attorney. He paints a picture of a criminal world making money from the refugees - many of whom are from Eritrea where they left their country due to fear of mandatory conscription and for the women, forcible rape.It is easy for the reader to compare the plight of the emigrants to the United States and to view those fleeing Africa daily.The novel reads as fiction but is so real that it could be taken from behind the headlines. There are a number of red herrings and eventually a confrontation that would have satisfied Michal if she wasn't killed.The story is magnetic and recommended for mystery fans and those believing in justice.
    • 4/5
      Liad Shoham takes the reader the seedy under belly of Tel Aviv in his latest book, Asylum City. This is the second book I have read by Shoham, and as with Lineup, I was not disappointed and read Asylum City cover to cover. Officer Anat Nachmias is placed in charge of finding out who murdered Michal Poleg, a young social activist, when Gabriel, a young refugee confesses, however Anat is not at all convinced this young African committed the murder. Anat’s commanding officers want the case closed, but she is unable to let go and is joined in seeking the truth with Gabriel’s supervisor, Itai Fisher. Once again, Shoham weaves together a tightly spun police procedural with the added bonus of allowing the reader an up close a personal look at life of refugees. The characters are extremely believable; the details are so atmospheric the reader will feel as though they are with Anat or living amongst the exploited refugees. Asylum City is a superbly written police procedural and one I would not hesitate to recommend.
    • 3/5
      Liad Shoham is an Israeli lawyer who decided to dab in crime fiction writing. "עיר מקלט" ("Sanctuary") is my first try, and it was a pleasant if somewhat disturbing surprise. The background to the story is the underworld of illegal workers in south Tel Aviv, a social and economic problem the country has been late waking up to. Shoham does not mince words or detail when he describes the reality most Israelis would prefer not to face. He describes the lawless and hopeless world of these illegal workers, most of them Africans, and the misery they face. There are small islands of hope, in the form of good souls on both sides - the African and the Israeli - but this book, even though it is fiction, leaves the reader with an uneasy feeling. It contributes to the understanding of this complex issue without siding with either side of the divide. And for this Shoham should be lauded.