Pressure Chamber: A gripping thriller set in Tel Aviv

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Four babies have been kidnapped from four different maternity wards in Tel Aviv. With not a single lead to follow, all investigators can do is wait patiently for the suspect they call The Babysitter to make their next move.

Four weeks earlier, on a quiet street, a medical student went out for a run and was killed by a hit and run driver. Then a second student went out and never returned. Daphne Dagan, a young, talented police officer, is first to realize that the hit and run and the kidnappings are related.

But she's also in the middle of her own battle - a recurring nightmare that's been haunting her for years. The strain of dealing with a real-life killer and kidnapper during the day, and the man who murders her in her sleep each night drive her into a place of darkness and despair from which she must escape if she is to catch The Babysitter.

PRAISE FOR NIR HEZRONI

This book has a clever plot and plays upon the fear that there are hidden persons out there prepared to do us harm for obscure reasons... There are passages that make you gasp in horror. Crime Review

Hezronis superior thriller debut will send chills up the spines of even jaded genre fans. Publishers Weekly

Thriller fans will be enthralled as well as disturbed. Washington Post

Clever, compelling, dark, twisted and disturbing - this highly original novel packs a punch! Sam Carrington

Reviews

"Contains echoes of Richard Condon's Korean War-era classic The Manchurian Candidate, as well as more contemporarily, the hit movie Get Out.... Agent 10483 is a true evil genius, who keeps readers wondering what's going to pop out of his head next." Washington Post on Last Instructions

"Hezroni, who has a background in military intelligence, makes the larger-than-life plot feel plausible and again excels in portraying the conscienceless 10483, who's capable of relishing a breakfast of croissants and jam while he burns an Organization member alive. Thriller fans will be enthralled as well as disturbed." Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Last Instructions

"Like its predecessor, offers an arresting premise and plenty of darkness..." Booklist on Last Instructions

"This well-researched, fast-paced, and pertinent thriller will keep readers' attention from start to finish. Readers of all sortswhether spy fiction fans, thriller aficionados, or book junkies looking for a fantastic readwill enjoy." Library Journal on Last Instructions

"Hezroni's superior thriller debut will send chills up the spines of even jaded genre fans.... Hezroni maintains a high level of suspense as he expertly toggles between past and present en route to the heart-stopping conclusion." Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Three Envelopes

"[A] furious, hard-edged thriller... A very fine and very dark thriller" Booklist on Three Envelopes

"This thriller will delight those who enjoy the twisted world of international espionage. Fans of Jason Matthew's Red Sparrow or those looking for a darker, more technical Daniel Silva read-alike will also appreciate this disturbing tale." Library Journal on Three Envelopes

"What a ride! An intelligence world of cracked mirrors, weird echoes, and haunting dreams. The story is stunning. It will bend your mind six ways to Sunday and then some. The writing, precise as a laser, runs circles around what you thought you knew was real." James Church, author of the Inspector O series on Three Envelopes

"Nir Hezroni's Three Envelopes isn't your average thriller. Imaginative, fast-paced and originally strange. It reads like a spy-thriller gone mad or out of control." D. A. Mishani, author of The Missing File on Three Envelopes

"Nir Hezroni has created a genre of his own!" YiftachReicher Atir, author of The English Teacher on Three Envelopes

"This is one of the most brilliant Israeli thrillers I have read in a long time. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to learn what happens next, and stayed up half the night because I simply could not put it down. I truly hope Hezroni is planning a sequel..."-Adi Shtamberger, Jerusalem Post on Three Envelopes

"[A] dark and disturbing Israeli novel, which may well become an international bestseller ... a true and intense thriller ... captures the reader's attention from the first moment, as a thriller ought to do." Asaf Golan, Makor Rishon on Three Envelopes

"This is an intelligent thriller that raises heavy questions: How far can an undercover government organization go to prevent crimes against humanity, while at the same time becoming responsible for such crimes In Hezroni's thriller, both sides of the moon are dark... [This is written] in persuasive yet eloquent prose usually found in canonical works rather than in sophisticated thrillers."-Yaron Avituv, Ha'aretz on Three Envelopes

"Expertly paced, surprising and international in scope." - Ma'ariv on Three Envelopes

Author Bio

Nir Hezroni was born in Jerusalem. His first two thrillers, were sold in 2-book deals in six territories and have been optioned for film by Sony Pictures Television Inc. He now lives with his family near Tel-Aviv. Follow @nirhezroni