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The Burgas Affair Kindle Edition

by Ellis Shuman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 72 ratings
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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.
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"Each scene is packed with suspense" - Midwest Book Review

"The interplay between the characters felt realistic and added tension to an already tense story" - Terri Luvs Books

"It is a fast paced, well planned and thought out thriller that kept me gripped through to the end" - Donna's Book Blog

"I recommend this to anyone looking for a fast paced, action packed, detailed description of a plot based on true events. You will not be disappointed!" - Brianna Remus Books

"The Burgas Affair is hard hitting and heart pounding!" - Amazon review

"A very engaging and thought-provoking read, a gripping thriller and a multi-layered read" - Writer Christoph Fischer

"A masterfully written fictional account that weaves personal tragedy into the intricacies of international police cooperation" - Goodreads review

About the Author

Ellis Shuman is an American-born, Israeli author, travel writer, and book reviewer. He served in the Israeli army; was a founding member of a kibbutz; and has worked in the hotel industry and online marketing. His writing has appeared in The Times of Israel, The Huffington Post, The Jerusalem Post, The Oslo Times, and Israel Insider. He is the author of The Virtual Kibbutz and Valley of Thracians. Shuman lived for two years in Sofia, Bulgaria, and today resides with his wife, children, and grandchildren on Moshav Neve Ilan, outside Jerusalem.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0767KHQPW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (October 30, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3612 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 327 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 72 ratings

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Ellis Shuman is an American-born Israeli author, travel writer, and book reviewer. His writing has appeared in The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, and The Huffington Post. His short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and has appeared in Isele Magazine, Vagabond, The Write Launch, Esoterica, Jewish Literary Journal, San Antonio Review, and other literary publications. He is the author of The Virtual Kibbutz, Valley of Thracians, The Burgas Affair, and Rakiya.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
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NLBHorton
4.0 out of 5 stars Authentic and Intriguing
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017
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Shulman does a great job of creating a gripping story in this novel based on an actual terrorist attack. His familiarity with Bulgaria, a country in which few novels are set, really enhanced my enjoyment of The Burgas Affair. I felt as if I were on a mini-vacation (albeit a dangerous one) to an exotic place.

His characters are well-drawn. Navon's grief is palpable and Boyko's fear of the crime syndicate feels real. The interaction between these two main characters is authentic. The book's atmosphere reminds me of the tension that ghosts me during trips to Eastern Europe. I especially appreciate the finesse with which Shulman places the Israeli intelligence analyst (Navon) on foreign soil.

I look forward to reading more of Shulman's work, and hope that he continues to take his readers to places few of us will ever visit.
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khaled Talib
5.0 out of 5 stars A nail-biting story!
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2022
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Mystery, suspense, and thriller are lumped into The Burgas Affair -- a fictional account of the aftermath of a real terrorist attack that took place in 2012 in Bulgaria.
We accompany a Bulgarian detective and a female Israeli intelligence data analyst temporarily seconded to Bulgaria during a joint investigation after a bomb explodes and kills a number of Israeli tourists on a bus at the Bulgarian airport.
The Burgas Affair is written from two different Points of View: Detective Boyko Stanchev of the Bulgarian police task force is seen as a phlegmatic, scruffy, and inept individual while Ayala Navon is a disciplined and focused personality who becomes impatient with the pace of the investigation, especially when Boyko crosses the line of professional boundaries.
Despite initial hiccups and lugged by a troubled past, they both develop a growing attachment and affection as they try to bring the culprits to justice.
The novel ends on a note of bittersweet hopefulness.
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Vigilant Reader
3.0 out of 5 stars A story that didn't reach it's potential.
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2018
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Title – The Burgas Affair
Author – Ellis Shuman
Genre – Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Terrorism
328 Amazon Pages
Rating 3 stars out of 5 Posted 2/23/2018
No. 08 - 2018

My Impressions: Betrayal, he's hard headed, she's weak and wimpy.

Main Characters:
Det. Boyko Stanchev – Bulgaria State Agency for National Security. A chain smoking drunk.
Ayala Navon – Israeli analyst with Mossad.
Commander Ivan Zhekov – Burgas District Police
Det. Kamen Petrov – Burgas police department.

The story is built around an actual terrorist attack at the Burgas, Bulgaria, airport. A bomb exploded killing six people.
Hard-headed Detective Boyko Stanchev was assigned to partner with a Mossad analyst to investigate the attack on a bus hired to transport a group of Israeli citizens.
A portion of Boyko's past baggage caught up with him and exposed him and Ayala to attacks by Bulgarian criminals.
During their time spent together, Boyko and Ayala developed romantic feeling for each other, but she controlled her emotions and wouldn't have sex with him. They were in love, but in the end they simply parted with no mention of seeing each other again.

I found it hard to accept Mossad would send a desk-bound analyst on a field assignment to gather important clues about the perpetrators of the crime. Why would someone untrained and inept be utilized? She wasn't even allowed to carry a handgun. Her character was so weak she merely followed Boyko's lead and wouldn't stand up to him and make him listen to her ideas.
Passages in the final action scene were contradictory as to who shot first to instigate the fight that wasn't supposed to happen. The contrived fire was too conveniently in Boyko's favor.
When Boyko was severely beaten and lay in the middle of a burning inferno, Ayala ran to him and asked, "Are you all right?" Duh!

The editing is good, but proofreading needs professional attention. Several sentences are out of place and make no sense. In one section lines are repeated almost verbatim.
Sentence structure is good, and character development for the two main characters is good to overdone.
Details of the plot are weak.
The writing style is wordy with some dialog and internal thoughts overly melodramatic and cartoonish.
Character's internal thoughts are given as narrative.

The story is interesting, but I can't recommend it strongly.

This review was provided in exchange for a free book.
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Parvati
4.0 out of 5 stars One for lovers of Mossad fiction
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2018
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Based on a true story of a bomb in a bus killing Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, with the setting in Bulgaria excellently done, but the two protagonists, a likeable young Israeli woman and a less-than-likeable Bulgarian man, failed to make me identify with them as I usually do with such characters in such a story. It would have been three stars, but it really picked up at the end. Worth reading if you are a Mossad buff (I am!)
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Paul Shotts
5.0 out of 5 stars Like Ellis Shuman I have lived for many years in ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2017
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Like Ellis Shuman I have lived for many years in Israel. He spent 2 years in Bulgaria and I have worked with Bulgarians for over 10 years including a number of short visits to Sofia.
The action of this book moves between Israel and Bulgaria and it all feels authentic. At one level the plot is about the workings of the Israeli security services and the Bulgarian police and the tensions between them, and within that there are the personal relationships formed between the two main characters - the Israeli intelligence analyst and the Bulgarian detective.
The pace is fast - altogether a great read!
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Mike Ret
2.0 out of 5 stars Nice concept
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018
The story had real potential to thrill but in the end fell short of climax. Characters were endearing but never really excited.
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Jan
4.0 out of 5 stars Authentic, well-researched and well-written
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2017
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The Burgas Affair is a tense thriller based around a real-life terror attack in Bulgaria. I am a died-in-the-wool romance reader and even my thrillers need an element of romance. The Burgas Affair doesn’t have romance, but nonetheless I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The last quarter of the book was a total page-turner, I just couldn’t put it down. Ellis Shuman writes very well and carries the reader along smoothly.
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carol lee
3.0 out of 5 stars Not on the top of my list.
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2018
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While based on an actual event, the novel, and it's characters were painfully painted. The canvas splattered with abstract designs by an ineffectual brush.
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Robert Craven
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read that avoids the usual pitfalls for a thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2018
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Eliis Shuman takes the fish-out-of water scenario and cleverly avoids the clichés as he weaves a story about a terrorist outrage in Bulgaria and places Boyko Stanchev a jaded Bulgarian detective with Ayala Navon, an Israeli analyst.

Shuman paces the story tightly while immersing the reader into the history of Bulgaria and his love for both countries shines through. A great thriller that keeps the reader on the edge and cleverly side-steps a tired old formula. One for fans of Lee Child and James Patterson.
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