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Rafael Shamay

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Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

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Rafael Shamay was born in Israel in 1965 and spent his childhood in a city by the Mediterranean Sea. His dream was to write stories about archaeological mysteries that interest people in order to give them a different historical perspective.

An engineer by day, and in his spare time, especially on weekends, he writes fictional novels that combine facts and events that really happened. He likes to listen to music and watch suspense films. Sometimes in the evening, he likes to take a walk on a familiar walking route.
Additionally, he likes hiking in nature and traveling to other countries.

He also writes a blog about relevant topics that interest him. He runs a Facebook group of novice writers.

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Average rating: 3.45 · 44 ratings · 15 reviews · 46 distinct works

	The Chosen One 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glass House: A World War II Novel, Based on a True Story of Survival, Courage and Resourceful really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Light in the Dark 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glass House: A WW2 Historical Fiction Novel Based on a True Story of a Holocaust Survivor 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	בני האור: The Sons of Light by Rafael Shamay (Goodreads Author), רפאל שמאי really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hiding Place it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buried Secrets Series, Box Set: An Archaeological Mystery Thriller it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	מקום מסתור: The Hiding Place by Rafael Shamay (Goodreads Author), רפאל שמאי liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Word Search Puzzles: For Adults (Cool Activity Books) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossword Puzzles: For Adults (Cool Word Games Book 3) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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"Gripping, from beginning to end . . . a tale as action-packed as Outlander yet as introspective as The Nightingale . . . . Sure to be an instant classic in the genre." T. Steacy, author of The Destiny series.

"Best historical fiction I have read since All the Light We Cannot See!" Davis, Reader.

A guy trying to survive in difficult conditions. A girl with a mysterious past, trying to prevent from a

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message 1: by Fleur

Mar 22, 2017 05:03PM

Hi Rafael, would you mind giving me a review on my 2 books titled A Timely Dream & No Time For Rules? I am trying to get them on Mobi file so I can email them for free. They are also on Kindle.
Thanking you,
Kind regards, Fleur

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