SPOTLIGHT: The Burgas Affair by Ellis Shuman @ellisshuman
The Burgas Affairby Ellis Shuman
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Hello readers and friends! Take a look at this crime fiction, international thriller from Ellis Shuman - scroll down for a synopsis, an about the author and then please continue and see his thoughts on the terrorist attack at Burgas Airport in 2012, which influences this book.
The Burgas Affair
She’s an Israeli data analyst. He’s a headstrong
Bulgarian detective. Together they must track down those responsible for a
horrific bombing.
In the wake of a deadly terrorist attack at
Burgas Airport in Bulgaria, Israeli and Bulgarian intelligence agencies launch
a joint investigation. Detective Boyko Stanchev on the police task force teams
up with Ayala Navon, a young Israeli intelligence analyst on her first overseas
assignment.
The two must establish whether the terrorists
were assisted by a Bulgarian crime organization in laying the groundwork for
the attack.
It should be a routine investigation, but shadows
of the past keep interfering.
Boyko’s interactions with a crime boss pursuing a
vendetta against him threaten to throw him off track. Ayala’s pursuit of the
terrorists and their accomplices brings up painful memories of a family
tragedy.
Boyko and Ayala form a shaky alliance, one that
evolves into growing cooperation and affection as they desperately race against
time to uncover who was behind the Burgas bombing.
The Burgas Affair is a fictional account of the
aftermath of a very real terrorist attack. On July 18, 2012, a deadly explosive
rocked a tourist bus at Burgas Airport, killing five Israelis and their
Bulgarian bus driver. The terrorists responsible for this murderous attack have
never been brought to justice.
Publication date: October 30, 2017
Amazon Universal short-link: http://getBook.at/BurgasAffair
Ellis Shuman was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and
immigrated to Israel as a teenager. He completed high school in Jerusalem and
served for three years in the Israeli army. Along with his wife, Jodie, he was
a founding member of Kibbutz Yahel. After working for several years in the
hotel industry, he today writes and edits online marketing content. In the
years 2009 - 2010, his job was relocated to Sofia, Bulgaria. His writing has
appeared in The Times of Israel, The Huffington Post, The Jerusalem Post,
Israel Insider, and on a wide range of Internet websites. His collection of
short stories, The Virtual Kibbutz, was originally published in 2003.
His novel Valley of Thracians was published in 2013. Ellis lives with
his wife, children, and grandchildren on Moshav Neve Ilan, outside Jerusalem.
Ellis writes about Bulgaria, Israel, books,
travel, and the craft of writing on his blog:
Ellis Shuman Writes
Ellis Shuman on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellisshumanauthor
Ellis Shuman on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1529444.Ellis_Shuman
The Burgas Affair was originally published in
Bulgarian!
The Burgas Affair was traditionally published in May
2016 by Ciela, the leading publisher in Bulgaria. The book was presented at a
book signing event in Sofia in June 2016.
How did this come about? After living in Bulgaria for two
years, I had established connections with Bulgarian authors and publishers. In
addition, an article I wrote for the Huffington Post entitled “10 Amazing
Things You Didn’t Know about Bulgaria” in August 2014 generated huge interest,
especially in Bulgaria, gaining over 27,000 Facebook likes. The article was
translated into Bulgarian three times!
A year after selling the Bulgarian language rights
to The Burgas Affair, I decided to self-publish the novel in its
original English version. The book will be published in a digital edition on October
30, 2017. A paperback edition will follow.
Ellis Shuman's feelings about the attack at Burgas Airport in July
2012
My wife and I lived in Sofia for two years (2009–2010) when
my job was relocated to Bulgaria. I had never previously visited Bulgaria and
quite honestly, it was not on my bucket list of travel destinations. Alongside
working full-time, we utilized our weekends to explore the country. We were
fascinated by Bulgaria’s history and culture, and fell in love with its nature
and picturesque villages.
The terrorist bombing at Burgas Airport in July 2012 took me
by surprise because I never expected that such an attack could occur on
Bulgarian soil. Having grown up in Israel, I was unfortunately quite familiar
with the horror of suicide bombings and explosions on buses. Israelis are very
security-conscious, but Bulgaria, I believed, was supposed to be safe
territory. And also, I had been to Burgas Airport so I could clearly picture
where the bombing took place.
I couldn’t stop thinking about the attack. The Bulgarian
government issued contradictory announcements regarding Hezbollah’s
involvement. Although the terrorists were later identified by name and
nationality, no one was ever brought to justice. It was reported that the
Hezbollah mastermind who orchestrated the bombing may have been killed in
Lebanon.
The more the events raced through my head, the more my
creative mind kept coming up with plot lines and characters, a process that led
to my writing The Burgas Affair.
In the novel, many of the details of the bombing as well as
the names of the suspects are based on information released to the media.
However, the joint Bulgarian-Israeli investigation, the leads investigated, the
suspected collaboration between Hezbollah and a Bulgarian crime organization, and
the characters are all figments of my imagination.
The Burgas bombing was a very real, deadly
terrorist attack. Six people were murdered—five Israelis and one Bulgarian—and
many others were injured. I hope that my fictitious description of the victims is
not considered disrespectful by their families. With that in mind, I dedicate The
Burgas Affair to them.
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