Yariv Inbar

Yariv Inbar (born 1977) – he writes using the pseudonym “Yariv Inbar” as his real identity is still classified. He grew up in a small town in northern Israel and attended a prestigious military command college during his youth. He enlisted in the Paratroopers Brigade in 1995 and served for over 15 years in sensitive intelligence roles until 2011. He continues to serve as a lieutenant colonel in the reserves. Two other books of his are being translated into English.

Inbar’s novels are known for combining the thrills of espionage with a deep exploration of the human, emotional, and psychological aspects of spycraft. Operation Bethlehem follows an ex-Mossad field agent who, after a tumultuous personal life, embarks on a private mission under a fake Palestinian identity to locate an ancient Hebrew treasure believed to be hidden at a psychiatric hospital near Bethlehem. This personal quest leads him into a complex web of international terrorism and a much larger, global mission. The novel explores existential questions of personal and national identity, the moral complexities of espionage, and whether intelligence resources should be used for non-security issues like retrieving historical artifacts.

In Behind the Trigger, a skilled Mossad agent named Irit is tasked with a black bag operation targeting a senior Syrian security figure. A split-second decision in a hotel room in Minsk, Belarus, brings her face-to-face with the target’s wife, Noor, who is struggling in an abusive marriage. Mossad uses the women’s developing (and increasingly personal) friendship to recruit Noor as an agent This novel delves into trauma, memory, friendship, and the internal battles of both case officers and agents. It highlights the idea that espionage is an intimate, flawed, and deeply human business. [Google/AI]

Inbar, Yariv, (Operation Bethlehem: An Espionage Thriller [Genera Ventures, 2023, transl. by Dalit Shmueli]) [hc] 978-9659310623 [pb] 978-9659310616

Inbar, Yariv, (Behind The Trigger: A psychological spy novel about two women on opposite sides of deception [Genera Ventures, 2025, transl. by Dalit Shmueli] [hc] 978-9659310654 [pb] 978-9659310647