The first in what promises to be a series featuring Detective Avraham Avraham, set in suburban Tel Aviv. The Missing File is the story of Avraham's search for missing 16-year-old Ofer Sharabi. And at first it seemed like a straightforward, if unexceptional, genre piece. Avraham has a so-so personal life, strained relationships with his extended family, and a complicated attraction to a colleague. And he can't figure out how to move forward with his case. Such is the stuff of which detective fiction is made. About 2/3 of the way through, I realized I was hooked into this story, though. And by the end, I saw that Mishani is vastly more clever than he at first appears. A bit dry, and the characterization is thin at first, but I think that will change as he keeps writing. Detective Avraham just might be my new best friend.
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