Davidy Rosenfeld

Davidy Rosenfeld (birth est. 1980 in Israel, resident in Ra’anana and in addition to writing, works as a teacher for at-risk high school students. Published 4 books in Hebrew, one of them a children’s book. His books are set in contemporary Tel Aviv and feature Erez Brown, a cynical,“hard-boiled” private investigator who typically handles low-stakes cases like insurance fraud and unfaithful spouses until he is drawn into deeper, more dangerous mysteries. 

Rosenfeld, Davidy, (Farewell, My Babylon: A Hardboiled Detective Mystery Novel) [pb, translated by author, independently published, 2023] 979-8373493772 [Erez is hired by Orthodox Jewish parents to find their daughter, Lea Rubinstein, who has been missing for three years. While Erez initially suspects she simply fled her strict religious upbringing, the investigation turns violent after he is brutally beaten and discovers the murder of a prostitute. The story explores the diverse, multi-cultural backdrop of Tel Aviv as Erez unravels layers of deception to find Lea.

Rosenfeld, Davidy, (The Dreams That Kill Us, published in Hebrew in 2015, not yet translated into English) [The story follows Erez Brown as he takes on two seemingly separate cases that lead him through the diverse social strata of Israel. Firstly, he is hired to find a wealthy young woman who has vanished. Curiously, her husband claims to have no idea why she would leave or where she might be. Simultaneously, Erez is tracking  a man who absconded with his clients’ money and left no forwarding address. The narrative of his search shifts between the luxury of the Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv and a radical Breslov Hasidic organic farm in the West Bank and from unrecognized Arab villages near Lod to the Beer Sheva prison. Alongside the investigation, Erez continues to grapple with his own cynical nature and attempts to repair his strained personal relationships. – Google/AI ]