Synopses & Reviews
When Rania--the only female Palestinian police detective in the northern West Bank, as well as a young mother in a rural community where many believe women should not have such a dangerous career--discovers the body of a foreign woman on the edge of her village, no one seems to want her look too deeply into what's happened. But she finds an ally in Chloe--a gay, Jewish-American peace worker with a camera and a big attitude--and together, with the help of an annoying Israeli policeman, they work to solve the murder. As they do, secrets about war crimes and Israel's thriving sex trafficking trade begin to surface--and Rania finds everything she holds dear in jeopardy. Fast-paced and intricately plotted, Murder Under The Bridge offers mystery lovers an intimate view of one of the most fraught political conflicts on the planet.
Review
"One of the best mysteries I've read in a long time. Kept me from doing ten important things I should have been doing because I just had to finish it! Kate Raphael writes great women characters and does a fantastic job of portraying the realities of Palestinian life as background to a gripping story."
—Starhawk, best-selling author of The Fifth Sacred Thing and The Spiral Dance
Synopsis
• Targeted regional radio appearances in SF Bay Area, New York, Montreal, Boston, Seattle, possibly Israel (author has good connections with radio folks in those cities) • Targeted promotion in magazines including Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Curve, The Advocate, Ms., and make/shift • Targeted guest posts and reviews at blogs and websites with content focused on the Middle East, including Electronic Intifada, Mondoweiss, Middle East Children's Alliance, Middle East Research and Information Project, prettyqueer, Feminist Book Review, feministing, and Jezebel • Promotion through Hedgebrook, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, mystery conferences and conventions, Feminist Studies Conference • Promotion via social media: Facebook, Twitter • Regional tour, possible limited national tour, targeting the Palestine solidarity community and feminist/LGBT bookstores and community centers • Bay Area book fairs
Synopsis
Winner IPPY Silver in Mystery and IndieFab Finalist in Mystery and Multicultural Fiction
When Rania the only female Palestinian police detective in the northern West Bank, as well as a young mother in a rural community where many believe women should not have such a dangerous career discovers the body of a foreign woman on the edge of her village, no one seems to want her look too deeply into what s happened. But she finds an ally in Chloe a gay, Jewish-American peace worker with a camera and a big attitude and together, with the help of an annoying Israeli policeman, they work to solve the murder. As they do, secrets about war crimes and Israel s thriving sex trafficking trade begin to surface and Rania finds everything she holds dear in jeopardy. Fast-paced and intricately plotted, Murder Under The Bridge offers mystery lovers an intimate view of one of the most fraught political conflicts on the planet."
Synopsis
Rania, a Palestinian police detective with a young son, meets cheeky Jewish-American feminist Chloe at an Israeli checkpoint--and soon becomes embroiled in a murder case that implicates the highest echelons of the Israeli military.
About the Author
Kate Raphael is a San Francisco Bay Area writer, activist, journalist, and clerical worker. She spent eighteen months as a peace worker in Palestine and spent six weeks in Israeli immigration prison because of her activism. She has won a residency at Hedgebrook writer's colony and was once elected grand marshal of the San Francisco LGBT Freedom Day Parade. She produces a weekly feminist radio show that is heard throughout Northern and Central California.