Unlisted Number, 2008 Yoni Bare'el, A district court intern falls a victim to a sting, and is blackmailed in order to influence the judge he's working with.
Retrial, 2010 Yigal Lavie is convicted in the murder of Galia Alon, a young woman found dead on the Tel Aviv seashore, and sentenced to Life imprisonment.
Berger accepts the challenge, despite knowing that the police and State Attorney despise retrials, due to their unwilling to admit mistakes.
Ran Yagil, nrg Maariv: "The writer is a lawyer by profession – but also made a serious inquiry that serves the plot meticulously… Shoham has a great sense of humor… In his best moments he reminds me the undisputed king of the crime novel today - John Grisham.
The father believes Nevo is the rapist and successfully convinces his daughter and Eli Nahum, the police officer investigating the case.
The victim’s father helps identify a suspect named Ziv Nevo, and Detective Eli Nahum believes he has an easy case.
[14] Regina M. Angeli, Iron Mountain Daily News: "Liad Shoham has written an interesting page turner with a cast of multi-faceted characters.
'"[15] Asylum City, 2012 Michal Poleg is a young social activist assisting African migrant workers in southern Tel Aviv.
Gabriel Takela came from Africa to Israel, crossing Sinai Peninsula, where his sister was kidnapped by the Bedouin, and sold to prostitution.
But the deeper Anat delves into Michal's activism, the more she is convinced that the working theory is wrong, especially when she can't believe a word of the young African man who soon confesses to the crime.
Publishers Weekly (starred review): "Israeli author Shoham follows his U.S. debut, 2013’s Lineup, with another triumph, a crime novel that shares characters with the earlier book.
Anat’s investigation and its effects on others’ lives are shown from the nuanced perspectives of a state prosecutor, who’s afraid that he may have killed his former lover without remembering the act, and an accountant working for a crime lord who has developed a new way to take advantage of the African community.
[16] Blood Oranges, 2014 Shirly Gerbi, a pregnant woman, entering Petah Tikva police station to report that her husband Tamir, a journalist by profession, is missing.
To find her way through the maze of intrigue she is forced to enlist the help of Ido Dolev, a cynical, sharp political consultant who drives her crazy but also makes her feel alive.
Together they uncover the truth simmering behind Petach Tikvah’s sleepy streets, the cruel power struggles hiding within the well-kept suburbs, the bubbling corruption that runs through the seemingly serene city.
In “Blood Oranges” Liad Shoham presents a twisty tumultuous plot, alive with good homes, crime families, human failings and fatal betrayals.
With excellent timing and shrewd talent, Shoham penetrates the heart of calm and content Israeli bourgeois, exposing its hidden secrets.
Alit Karp, Haaretz: '"Blood Oranges", Liad Shoham's thriller, became a best-seller overnight due to a serious inquiry, a balance between the plot and the characters, and a close relation to the real life in Israel.
But not just connection to reality made the book a best-seller, but also the fact it succeed in giving his readers a good balance between characters and the story.
Furthermore, the combination Shoham serves as a writer between his acquaintance of the Israel society and his understanding of the human soul is fascinating.
[17] One of Ours, 2016 On a cold winter day, the brutal murder of the local principal shakes Gofna, a little solitary religious settlement in the Binyamin mountains.
Yoav, the son of the settlement's rabbi and spiritual leader, is taking a leave of absence from his training for the Israeli Security Agency ("Shabak") to introduce Anat, his new girlfriend, to his parents.
But Inspector Anat Nachmias is not his partner, but a police detective he’s met only a few days earlier, when they were both tasked with the undercover investigation of the principal's murder.
As the outside temperatures drop, a sudden snow storm blocks the roads and electricity fails, Yoav and Anat find themselves alone, facing a suspicious community as their cover is blown.
"[21] He told that the TV series The Wire influenced on his writing by presenting the story from different point of view: "Lineup" is my fifth book.
I wanted to tell the story through the eyes of the victim, the criminal, their families, the police, attorneys, judges, media, and crime organizations.