

The website, Loof Columns, which was discontinued a few years later, showcased Omer's satirical work, as well as columns by fellow writers. This eventually led to him launching a social satire website platform in 2009. Upon completing his military service, Omer took some of his army experiences and began writing social commentary about Israeli society and culture. The Duck Attack expanded on Omer's fascination with comic fantasy, and was aimed at young adults. While in his military service he published his second novel The Duck Attack, published in 1999. Later, he admitted that due to his military service his writing became darker. īy age 18 Omer joined Israel's mandatory military service, where he served for three years in the Artillery Corps. Omer became one of a "handful Israeli authors of science fiction and fantasy," a genre that is rather undeveloped in the small country. The result, The Geography of the End of the World was published in 1995 by Israeli publisher Opus, where Omer was the publishing house's youngest author. As Michael Omer Early works Īt age 16, after reading Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, Omer decided to try and write a novel. įrom a young age Omer showed a talent for writing and was a voracious reader of science fiction and fantasy. Later the family returned to Israel and settled in Hod HaSharon.

At age six his family relocated to Boston for a year for his father's post-doctorate, where Omer acquired his fluent English. Mike has four siblings, one of his brothers is the artist Noam Omer. His father, Haim Omer, is a professor of psychology at the Tel Aviv University. Michael Omer was born in Jerusalem in 1979. Omer has received the LiveLib Readers' Choice Award for Detective Fiction, The Russian Detective Prize, and Thomas & Mercer Silver Raven Award. He is a New York Times bestseller, The Washington Post bestseller, and was the second most read Kindle book of the year 2018. His books were translated to over 14 languages and have sold more than a million copies. About what’s happened in the years since she and Abby parted ways.Īs the truth closes in, Abby realizes that her past may not be as far behind as she thought…and it’s come home to collect.Michael Omer ( Hebrew: מיכאל עומר born June 20, 1979) is an Israeli author of crime, thriller, horror and fantasy. She’s silent about the relics of their shared past hanging on her walls.

As Abby throws herself into the case, she can’t help but wonder why the kidnapper has targeted Eden. But now Eden needs Abby’s help: someone has kidnapped her son and is demanding a $5 million ransom. The two haven’t spoken since the night of a tragic, fiery massacre, when their paths diverged. That all changes when she gets a call from Eden Fletcher, a fellow survivor of the infamous Wilcox cult. As the hostage negotiation instructor for the NYPD, she deals with worst-case scenarios every day. Lieutenant Abby Mullen is no stranger to crisis.
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