Having enjoyed Kellerman's Delaware stories,I happened on this one and was stunned by his cultural/racial bias. It is astounding how often the Arabs, Turks, Bedouins, Muslims are described as "sweat stained," "filthy," "lazy" and "shiftless." The idiot Arab boy and the dishonest shop keepers are typical. The Israelis are always industrious, clean, eager to do the job. The "good" Arab detective, Mahoud, isn't even Muslim--he's Christian! The description of the 1947 and 1967 wars are difficult to consume, knowing the complexity of the issues then. This was an old (1988) book, and one hopes that Kellerman will stick to his detective/psychologist stories.