A Possibility of Violence
On sale
4th September 2014
Price: £9.99
*A Possibility of Violence has now been adapted for television in a new series called The Calling out in November 2022*
A suspicious device is found inside a suitcase near a nursery in Holon, Tel Aviv. The children are taken to safety; a man is caught fleeing the scene. Then comes the phone call:’the suitcase is only the beginning.’ And it is.
Chaim Sara’s son is glad not to be at nursery that day. He has been bullied – there are bruises. Chaim, taking care of both his children since the sudden absence of his wife, watches with anticipation as the police search for clues.
Inspector Avraham is thrust into the investigation, still haunted by the failure of his last case. Witnesses are unforthcoming; suspects are eliminated. Then a frightening act of violence shifts his understanding.
The suitcase has alerted him to a greater danger; one more private, and deeply disturbing. No one believes in it but him. And he will do anything to stop it in its tracks.
A suspicious device is found inside a suitcase near a nursery in Holon, Tel Aviv. The children are taken to safety; a man is caught fleeing the scene. Then comes the phone call:’the suitcase is only the beginning.’ And it is.
Chaim Sara’s son is glad not to be at nursery that day. He has been bullied – there are bruises. Chaim, taking care of both his children since the sudden absence of his wife, watches with anticipation as the police search for clues.
Inspector Avraham is thrust into the investigation, still haunted by the failure of his last case. Witnesses are unforthcoming; suspects are eliminated. Then a frightening act of violence shifts his understanding.
The suitcase has alerted him to a greater danger; one more private, and deeply disturbing. No one believes in it but him. And he will do anything to stop it in its tracks.
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Reviews
'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.
'Stellar sequel ... Mishani makes good use of his study of the genre to create another psychologically complex case, in the process deepening his lead character' Kirkus.
'Compelling ... Morally complex and psychologically convincing, A Possibility of Violence is a terrifying and disturbing psychological drama' Sunday Herald.