Final Stop, Algiers: A Thriller
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The terror attacks that are part of the narrative of this novel:
Dolphinarium nightclub, Tel Aviv, June 21 2001; 21 killed
Park Hotel, Netanya, March 24 2002; 30 killed
Matza restaurant, Haifa, March 31 2002; 16 killed
Hebrew University cafeteria, Jerusalem, July 31 2002; 7 killed
No. 4 bus, Allenby Street, Tel Aviv, September 19 2002; 5 killed
No. 37 bus, Haifa, March 5 2003; 17 killed
Maxim restaurant, Haifa, October 4 2003; 21 killed
No. 19 bus, Rehavia, Jerusalem, January 29 2004; 22 killed
No. 14 bus, Liberty Bell Park, Jerusalem, February 22 2004; 8 killed
Ashdod Port, March 14 2004; 10 killed
No. 7 and No. 12 buses, Beersheba, August 31 2004; 16 killed
Stage Club, Tel Aviv Esplanade, February 5 2005; 5 killed
Also mentioned:
In 2001: Sbarro restaurant, Jerusalem; Netanya; Nahariya; Hadera
In 2002: Rishon Lezion nightclub; Patt Junction, Jerusalem; Hadera, Megiddo,
In 2003: Old bus terminal, Tel Aviv; Moment Café, Jerusalem; Café Hillel,
Jerusalem; Mike’s Place, Tel Aviv; Tsriffin; Geha
Thanks are due to Yohanan Lakicevic for his advice on the subject of painting; to my daughter, Dr Shiri Ben-Naim, for advice on the state of fugue; to Irit Shmueli Cohen for advice on the subject of hostesses in Japan; to Amnon Jackont, Mattat Eshet, and Hava Lustig for their comments; to my wife Shina, Eitan Even, and Kobi and Ada Avshalom for reading the manuscript and their encouragement.
MISHKA BEN-DAVID holds an MA in comparative literature from the University of Wisconsin and a PhD in Hebrew literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Ben-David served in the Mossad for twelve years, becoming a high-ranking officer. He is now a full-time novelist living outside Jerusalem. His novels Duet in Beirut and Forbidden Love in St. Petersburg are also available from Overlook.
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