In this sweeping, timely thriller, a Palestinian-American FBI agent teams up with a hardline Israeli cop to solve the murder of the Israeli police chief in Gaza. Read the book that Publisher’s Weekly calls a “superb thriller from Pulitzer winner Wright…an uncomfortable and unforgettable plunge into the heart of a devastating conflict.”
📚📚 Book Club Kit 📚📚
The Human Scale is a popular selection for book clubs. It’s not only a gripping page-turner, but a balanced and carefully researched history of an epochal conflict. Check out our official Book Club Kit for discussion questions, a helpful glossary of characters and terms, and a special note from the author.
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Reviews
Elliot Ackerman for The New York Times
“Wright…forces us to weigh the value of a single life against another, to engage in this conflict that has turned into a human scale. Given the passions raging around the current war in Gaza, Wright’s book is a gutsy one to write…Wright succeeds in this complex, deeply felt work. He shows that if it is possible to save mankind one life at a time, as the Talmud and Quran affirm, then maybe it is also possible to save our humanity, one story at a time.”
Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March and Horse
“A layered tale of intrigue and betrayal.”
“This superb thriller from Pulitzer winner Wright…is an uncomfortable and unforgettable plunge into the heart of a devastating conflict.”