Jonathan de Shalit is the pen name of an author of espionage thrillers described as “former high-ranking member of the Israeli intelligence community.” [1] [2]
de Shalit's books are reviewed by a committee of the government of Israel before publication, to be certain no information that could put intelligence operatives at risk is revealed. [2] The novels are written in Hebrew and have been translated into English. [3]
Traitor (2018), "a breakneck hunt for a Russian mole in the upper levels of Israel’s power circle," is set in 2012. [4] The reviewer for the Winnipeg Free Press described it as, "a cerebral spy novel far more John le Carré than Jason Bourne. [3]
A Spy in Exile (2019) is set in 2014–15 in European cities including Moscow, Berlin, Brussels and London. [1] [5]