The Last Act of Shylock by Daniel Kluger

At first glance, this is a traditional detective novel: a double murder, an amateur sleuth, and a sharp-eyed narrator guiding the investigation. All the familiar rules of the genre are meticulously observed. Then comes the shock. The story unfolds during the Holocaust, in Brockenwald—an imaginary “model” Jewish ghetto based on the real Theresienstadt ghetto of 1942–43. All the characters are prisoners. Death is not a metaphor; it is the daily horizon. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /