Eshkol Nevo

Eshkol Nevo (born 1971 in Jerusalem) - one of Israel’s most prominent contemporary writers. His debut novel, Homesick (2004), became a bestseller and won several international awards. He co-manages Sadnaot Habayit, the largest private creative writing school in Israel, and continues to publish internationally acclaimed novels like Three Floors Up and The Last Interview. Two of his novels feature prominent mystery/thriller elements:

Three Floors Up: While primarily a literary novel focusing on the interconnected lives of residents in a Tel Aviv apartment building, it features significant elements of suspense and mystery. Each of the three novellas in the book touches upon potential dark secrets and problematic decisions. One story involves a father’s suspicion of an elderly neighbor’s actions with his daughter and a resulting obsession, while another features an isolated wife hiding her con-man brother-in-law from loan sharks and the police, creating tension and an air of uncertainty. The original Hebrew title can be translated as “The Reasonable Person”, and reviewers note the characters’ unreliable confessions and secrets add layers of intrigue.

Inside Information: Described as a “psychological thriller” and a novel of “suspense” by various sources. Amazon categorizes it under both Psychological Thrillers and Suspense Thriller. The novel is comprised of three interconnected stories focusing on the dark and enigmatic aspects of human intimacy. The third story, in particular, involves a husband/father who vanishes without a trace, leaving behind cryptic fragments, which adds a significant mystery element as his wife and children search for answers. Reviewers note that it has twists and an “unreliable narrator” in the first story, adding to the suspense. [Google/AI]

Nevo, Eshkol, (Three Floors Up [Shalosh Komot in Hebrew, pb, Other Press, transl. by Sondra Silverston, 2017] 978-1590518786

Nevo, Eshkol, (Inside Information [Gever Nichnas Bapardes in Hebrew, literally “A Man Enters an Orchard”, pb, Other Press, transl. by Sondra Silverston, 2023] 978-1635423235