Adiva Geffen

Adiva Geffen (born 1946, Haifa) – Israeli author, educator and playwright who has published over 20 books across various genres, including children’s literature, reference books, and novels. Geffen is highly regarded as a top suspense writer in Israel and her plays have appeared on major stages. She has authored several books in the “World War II Brave Women Fiction” series and is working actively today, writing and leading writing workshops. She also serves as the head of The Gnazim Institute of the Hebrew Writers Association, the world’s largest Hebrew literature archive.

Only one of Geffen’s suspense novels has so far been translated into English -“Missing” features detective duo, Sammy and Dikla, who investigate cases involving cults, con artists, and suspicious deaths in Israel. They find a young runaway named Daria, who later turns up dead. While local police quickly classify the death as an open-and-shut suicide, the detectives are suspicious that a far more sinister plot is involved. The story follows Sammy and Dikla as they navigate a world of “heaven-sent cults” and con artists to uncover the truth, all while dealing with their own complex personal and professional relationships. [Google/AI]

Geffen, Adiva, (Missing, aka The Girl Behind the Secrets [pb, CreateSpace Independent, transl. by eBookPro, 2017] 978-1545480069