CRIMES OF THE CITY

by Robert Rosenberg ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 18, 1991

As if debuting Jerusalem police detective Avram Cohen didn't have his hands full with the intifada and assorted terrorist bombings, here are two Russian nuns stabbed to death in a convent that turns out to be a front for the KGB. Clearly, the case could be a diplomatic bombshell, and the best scenes are those that pit Cohen against Israeli officials (the unnamed prime minister and head of Mossad) and other public figures (Melt Kahane look-alike Eliahu Ben-Yehoshua and blind old prophet-agitator-jailbird David Ovadia) as he runs down the killer, the most recent victim of ""the Jerusalem Syndrome""--a dangerous idealizing of the Holy City that leads to psychotic violence. The puzzle isn't much, but the plot is almost too timely, and the procedural details make Jerusalem sound like a policeman's nightmare.

Pub Date: Feb. 18, 1991

ISBN: 1890208817

Page Count: -

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 15, 1991

Categories: FICTION