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The Man Who Wanted to Know
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Soul-shattering and profound detective novel from the international award-winning sensation.
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN NEVER HURT YOU.
THE UNKNOWN
Mazal Bengtson doesn't know what her husband was doing on the night of the storm. Inspector Avraham Avraham doesn't know how to begin his first murder case.
THE KNOWN
What they do both know is something of the victim's past that holds the key to understanding not just the murder, but stranger, more disturbing events.
THE UNKNOWABLE
For the things that happen in a long marriage, under strain may not always be against the law. Desperate to solve a terrible death, Avraham cannot mend what he cannot know.
Praise for The Man Who Wanted to Know
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Impressive! Dror Mishani writes with profound originality - Henning Mankell
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A bittersweet story, with a fine twist at the end - Daily Mail, on The Missing File
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An assured debut, with a wholly unexpected resolution - Guardian, best crime novels of 2013, on The Missing File
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A thoughtful character study of a good man deeply troubled by issues of innocence and guilt - New York Times, on The Missing File
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Compelling . . . Mishani has published a welcome sequel - Telegraph, on A Possibility of Violence
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Avraham is quiet, stubbornly impressive and the novel is full of insights into love and sex - The Times
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*STAR PICK* Takes us into the hearts of these compassionately drawn characters. Sensitive, perceptive and quietly memorable. - Crime Club
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He writes in such a cool, one-paced style . . . Powerful insight . . . 'Those Swedish and Danish cops, they're not real,' Mishani seems to be saying. 'My steady, plodding Israelis show what police work really is.' - Jewish Chronicle
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