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Daniel Kluger

Daniel Kluger was an Israeli writer of science fiction and detective fiction who wrote in Russian.

1951 to 2025Russian-language science fictionDetective novelsShylock's Last ActThe Baskerville Mystery

Born: 8 October 1951, Simferopol
Died: 3 April 2025, Rehovot
Occupation: writer, journalist, science fiction writer, translator
Education: Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University

Daniel Kluger was born in 1951 in Simferopol

Daniel Kluger was born on 8 October 1951 in Simferopol, then part of the Soviet Union and now in Ukraine. He studied physics at Simferopol State University and graduated as a physicist.

He started publishing his work in the 1970s. His books include The Cruel Sun in 1989, The Silent Guest in 1991, The Trap for the Sleuth in 1998 and Those Who Crossed the River in 2000. He also wrote detective novels such as Death in Caesarea and Unpredicted Murder.

In 1994 he moved to Israel. In 2005 he published The Baskerville Mystery, an essay on the history of the classic detective story. That year also saw Shylock's Last Act, a detective story set in a Jewish ghetto during World War II.

Kluger died in Rehovot on 3 April 2025.