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Join West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel as he reviews books from all walks of literature.

Book Review: The Samaritan's Secret

Omar Yussef is a teacher and administrator for the UN schools in modern day Palestine. When Yussef travels to Nablus, the West Bank's most violent town, to attend a wedding, he little expects the trouble that awaits him. An ancient Torah scroll belonging to the Samaritans, descendants of the biblical Joseph, has been stolen. But when the dead body of a young Samaritan is discovered, a seemingly straightforward theft takes an unexpected turn. This is the mystery of The Samaritan's Secret by Matt Rees. West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel has the review