Adam Lapid Mysteries

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Ten Years Gone by
Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 98,660. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2022 by Lion Cub Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Jewish, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
On the dusty streets of post-war Tel Aviv, a crafty killer roams free… Israel, 1949 - Private detective Adam Lapid knows how it feels to lose everything. His whole family died in Auschwitz. He barely survived. Now he spends his nights haunted by nightmares and his days solving cases the police won't handle. Hired to find a missing boy, Adam thinks the case is hopeless. But he can't turn down a...
The Dead Sister by
Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries, Book 2. Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 64,900. Language: English. Published: December 12, 2022 by Lion Cub Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Jewish, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
The police don't want to catch the killer. So he'll have to. Tel Aviv, 1949 - A young Arab woman lies murdered in the city morgue and no one seems to care. The newspapers won't report it. The police won't investigate. No one is trying to solve the case. Except one man. Private detective Adam Lapid is the only one investigating the murder. And he won't rest until the killer is off the streets...
The Auschwitz Violinist by
Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries, Book 3. Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 56,170. Language: English. Published: December 12, 2022 by Lion Cub Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Jewish, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
What if your friend was murdered and the police wouldn't investigate? Israel, 1950 – When private detective Adam Lapid runs into Yosef Kaplon on a crowded Tel Aviv street, he can hardly believe his eyes. The last time they met was in Auschwitz. They were prisoners together in the same barracks. Then one day, Kaplon was gone. Adam was sure he was dead. Soon after Kaplon tells Adam his remarkable...
A Debt of Death by
Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries, Book 4. Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 84,290. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2022 by Lion Cub Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Jewish, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Would you risk your life to avenge a murdered friend? Israel, 1951 - When private detective Adam Lapid finds Nathan Frankel dead in the street, he makes a quick decision: He'll discover who murdered Nathan and punish the killer himself. Because Adam owes Nathan a debt that can never be repaid. A debt that goes back to the darkest days of the Second World War. But Adam's job will not be easy. In...
A Deadly Act by
Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries, Book 5. Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 103,580. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2022 by Lion Cub Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Jewish, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
What if you suspected your husband of murder? Israel, 1951: Private investigator Adam Lapid has never had a case like this. Five years before, his client lied to the police, giving a false alibi to her husband. Now, she's sure he committed murder, and she wants Adam to prove it. But can Adam really trust her? Is she telling him the whole truth? The case is a puzzle, the victim a mystery wrapped...
The Unlucky Woman by
Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries, 5.5. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 16,130. Language: English. Published: December 12, 2022 by Lion Cub Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Jewish
She wants to know the truth. She may live to regret it. Hilda Lipkind is sure her husband is cheating on her. So she hires private detective Adam Lapid to find out with whom. Adam expects this to be a short, ordinary investigation. Both he and his client are in for a surprise. For what starts as a routine case soon turns out to be anything but. To succeed in his mission, Adam must dig deep into...
The Auschwitz Detective by
Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries, Book 6. Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 81,860. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2022 by Lion Cub Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
The boy was murdered in Auschwitz. The killer isn't a Nazi. Poland, 1944: Adam Lapid used to be a police detective. Now he's a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz. Reduced to a slave after losing his family in the gas chambers, Adam struggles to find a reason to carry on living. But when a boy is found murdered inside the camp, Adam is given the chance to be a detective again. Ordered to discover the...
A Death in Jerusalem by
Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries, Book 7. Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 117,350. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2022 by Lion Cub Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Jewish, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
He knows who did the killing. Now he needs to figure out why. Israel, 1952 – Private detective Adam Lapid tries to do the right thing. He may end up in prison because of it. To stay free, Adam must work for a man he hates. The case is unusual. The identity of the killer is known, but the motive is a mystery. As Adam scours the historical streets of West Jerusalem in search of the truth, he...
In That Sleep of Death by
Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries, Book 8. Pre-release—available July 30, 2024. Price: $8.99 USD. Language: English. Published by Jonathan Dunsky. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Jewish, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Not even murder can keep this secret buried. Israel, 1952 – A man lies dead in a city park, his head bashed in. No witnesses. No clues. It seems like an impossible case. The police have given up. But private investigator Adam Lapid is determined to catch the killer. Hired to investigate the murder, Adam begins digging into the victim's life. He learns the dead man was a Holocaust survivor, and...