Beneath the Holy City

CAN A KILLER BE CAUGHT BEFORE JERUSALEM ERUPTS IN VIOLENCE? In 1912, an elusive serial killer stalks the alleys of Jerusalem. The Ottoman police are stumped, but dark rumors spread through the Four Quarters that the killer is Jewish. As fear and tension mounts Rabbi Chaim, a librarian and amateur sleuth, desperately researches the case. Even if he can't determine who the enigmatic killer is—yet—he suspects they may be hiding deep in the ancient labyrinth of dark passages under Jerusalem. Can the rabbi uncover the truth in time, or will the city's fragile peace shatter in a riot against the Jewish Quarter? Buy the short story to find out what shadows and secrets intertwine beneath the holy city.