Daniel Kluger


Daniel Kluger was an Israeli writer in science fiction and detective genres. He wrote in Russian.
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Life and career

Daniel Kluger was born on 8 October 1951 in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR. He graduated from Simferopol State University as a physicist.
Kluger began to publish his works in the 1970s. He was the author of the books The Cruel Sun, The Silent Guest, The Trap for the Sleuth, Those Who Crossed the River, as well as several detective novels, including Death in Caesarea and Unpredicted Murder. He also wrote an essay on the history of classical detective stories, The Baskerville Mystery.
His last work, Shylock's Last Act is a detective story that takes place in a Jewish ghetto during World War II, where heroes, witnesses and the murderer end their lives at Auschwitz.
Kluger died in Rehovot, Israel on 3 April 2025, at the age of 73.