A Possibility of Violence
An Inspector Avraham Avraham Novel
Published on 1. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-78087-655-9 (ISBN)
Description
*A Possibility of Violence has now been adapted for television in a new series called The Calling out in November 2022*
The threat to the innocent.
An explosive device is found outside a nursery in Tel Aviv. The children are taken to safety; a man is caught fleeing the scene.
The fear of the father.
Chaim Sara, taking care of his children alone, watches with anticipation as the police search for clues and his sons grow more unsettled.
The suspicion of the guilty.
Inspector Avraham is sure that off the street, and in the home, a darker possibility hides. If he is right, a child is in danger. If he is right.
The threat to the innocent.
An explosive device is found outside a nursery in Tel Aviv. The children are taken to safety; a man is caught fleeing the scene.
The fear of the father.
Chaim Sara, taking care of his children alone, watches with anticipation as the police search for clues and his sons grow more unsettled.
The suspicion of the guilty.
Inspector Avraham is sure that off the street, and in the home, a darker possibility hides. If he is right, a child is in danger. If he is right.
Reviews / Votes
'Compelling ... Morally complex and psychologically convincing, A Possibility of Violence is a terrifying and disturbing psychological drama' Sunday Herald. * Sunday Herald * 'Definitely lives up to the promise of its excellent predecessor ... Strong on police procedure and quotidian detail, with a refreshingly average and self-doubting protagonist, A Possibility of Violence is both tense and touching' Laura Wilson, Guardian. * Guardian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quercus Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78087-655-9 (9781780876559)
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Persons
Dror A. Mishani is an international bestselling crime writer, screenwriter and literary scholar, specializing in the history of crime fiction. His bestselling Inspector Avraham series (The Missing File, A Possibility of Violence, The Man Who Wanted to Know) was translated into more than 20 languages. They were shortlisted for the CWA international dagger award and the Grand Prix de Litterature Policliere and won the prestigious Martin Beck award for best crime novel translated to Swedish and the Grand Prix du meilleur Polar de lecteurs de Points. A successful French cine movie (Fleuve Noire) and an Israeli TV series based on the Inspector Avraham series were released in 2018/2019. A TV adaptation of The Missing File is in development with major American writer/producer David E. Kelley and NBCUniversal for Peacock. His stand alone thriller Three was again an international bestseller, received the Prix Mystere de la Critique and is longlisted for the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger. An English language TV adaptation of Three is in development with Keshet International. Conviction is shortlisted for Israel's most prestigious literary award, the Sapir Prize.