He knows who did the killing. Now he needs to figure out why.
Israel, 1952 – Private detective Adam Lapid tries to do the right thing. He may end up in prison because of it.
To stay free, Adam must work for a man he hates. The case is unusual. The identity of the killer is known, but the motive is a mystery.
As Adam scours the historical streets of West Jerusalem in search of the truth, he uncovers a connection between his case and a recent unsolved murder. He also meets an enigmatic woman with plenty of secrets and is hunted by a ruthless cop who blames Adam for a crime he didn’t commit.
In a case full of action and twists, Adam must use all his skills to solve the mystery. And if he doesn’t watch his back, he may end up paying the ultimate price in his quest for justice...
The boy was murdered in Auschwitz. The killer isn't a Nazi.
Poland, 1944: Adam Lapid used to be a police detective. Now he's a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz.
Reduced to a slave after losing his family in the gas chambers, Adam struggles to find a reason to carry on living.
But when a boy is found murdered inside the camp, Adam is given the chance to be a detective again.
Ordered to discover the identity of the killer, Adam must employ all his wits to solve the mystery while surviving the perils of Auschwitz.
And he'd better catch the killer soon because the punishment for failure is death.
Readers of murder mysteries and historical fiction will be thrilled by The Auschwitz Detective.
The Auschwitz Detective is a prequel and can be read before the other books in the Adam Lapid series.
What if you suspected your husband of murder?
Israel, 1951: Private investigator Adam Lapid has never had a case like this.
Five years before, his client lied to the police, giving a false alibi to her husband. Now, she's sure he committed murder, and she wants Adam to prove it.
But can Adam really trust her? Is she telling him the whole truth?
The case is a puzzle, the victim a mystery wrapped in a riddle. And the murder scene? That's the most baffling thing of all.
Why did the killer choose that particular spot? Why take some of the victim's possessions and leave others behind?
It's a cold case that’s about to get hot. The more Adam unravels the mystery, the greater the danger. Is the killer plotting to kill again? Is Adam’s life in danger as he closes in on the murderer?
What if your friend was murdered and the police wouldn't investigate?
Israel, 1950 – When private detective Adam Lapid runs into Yosef Kaplon on a crowded Tel Aviv street, he can hardly believe his eyes.
The last time they met was in Auschwitz. They were prisoners together in the same barracks. Then one day, Kaplon was gone. Adam was sure he was dead.
Soon after Kaplon tells Adam his remarkable story of survival, he’s found dead in his apartment. The police say it was suicide, but Adam isn’t so sure. He decides to investigate the matter himself.
In a twisting case that takes him from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Adam must follow a winding trail of clues to uncover the shocking solution to the mystery.
Did Kaplon really take his own life? Or has Adam stumbled on the trail of a serial killer who is hunting a unique sort of victim?
Would you risk your life to avenge a murdered friend?
Israel, 1951 - When private detective Adam Lapid finds Nathan Frankel dead in the street, he makes a quick decision:
He'll discover who murdered Nathan and punish the killer himself.
Because Adam owes Nathan a debt that can never be repaid. A debt that goes back to the darkest days of the Second World War.
But Adam's job will not be easy. In fact, it might cost him his life. Because quite a few people had reason to want Nathan dead. And some of them are willing to kill to cover up for their crimes.
The police don't want to catch the killer. So he'll have to.
Tel Aviv, 1949 - A young Arab woman lies murdered in the city morgue and no one seems to care. The newspapers won't report it. The police won't investigate. No one is trying to solve the case.
Except one man.
Private detective Adam Lapid is the only one investigating the murder. And he won’t rest until the killer is off the streets.
Adam’s investigation soon plunges him into a sordid underworld of crime and depravity. An underworld that hides a ruthless killer with a twisted mind.
To catch the murderer, Adam must use all his skills. And if he's not careful, he'll be the one who ends up dead next.
Can the dead speak to us? And if they can, will we listen?
Jacob was five the first time he saw them, the two strange women in Grandma Rachel's kitchen. They appeared suddenly, from thin air.
It was summer and scorching hot, but the two women wore old-fashioned heavy winter dresses. They spoke with an accent like Grandma, from a land far away.
They had stories to tell. Nice stories that Jacob loved hearing, and awful, painful stories that made him cover his ears.
Now, years have passed and Grandma Rachel is dying. Will Jacob finally be able to listen to what the ghosts have to tell him before it's too late?
She wants to know the truth. She may live to regret it.
Hilda Lipkind is sure her husband is cheating on her. So she hires private detective Adam Lapid to find out with whom.
Adam expects this to be a short, ordinary investigation.
Both he and his client are in for a surprise.
For what starts as a routine case soon turns out to be anything but.
To succeed in his mission, Adam must dig deep into both past and present, and cut through layers of lies and secrets.
And in the end, he must uncover a shocking truth that may do his client more harm than good.
On the dusty streets of post-war Tel Aviv, a crafty killer roams free…
Israel, 1949 - Private detective Adam Lapid knows how it feels to lose everything. His whole family died in Auschwitz. He barely survived. Now he spends his nights haunted by nightmares and his days solving cases the police won’t handle.
Hired to find a missing boy, Adam thinks the case is hopeless. But he can’t turn down a mother searching for her only child.
What Adam doesn’t realize is that this case will soon put him in mortal danger. For at the root of the mystery lies a double murder that has stayed unsolved for ten long years.
Adam must untangle a web of lies and betrayal to get to the truth. And he’d better watch his back because some of the suspects are willing to kill to keep their dark secrets buried.
