Mike Omer

Mike Omer
Mike Omer, 2017
Born	Michael Omer (1979-06-20) June 20, 1979 (age 46) Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Nationality	Israeli
Genre	mystery thriller horror Fantasy
Years active	1995–present
Children	3

Michael "Mike" Omer (born 20 June 1979) is an Israeli author of crime, thriller, horror and fantasy based in Ireland. His books have been translated into more than 14 languages and have sold over a million copies. ^[1] He is a New York Times bestseller, ^[2] a The Washington Post bestseller, ^[3] and was the second most-read Kindle book of 2018. ^[4] Omer has received the LiveLib Readers' Choice Award for Detective Fiction, ^[5] the Russian Detective Prize, ^[6] and the Thomas & Mercer Silver Raven Award. ^[7]

Early life

Omer was born in Jerusalem in 1979. Both parents are psychologists, and one brother is the artist Noam Omer. ^[8] At age six the family relocated to Boston for a year for his father's post-doctorate, where Omer acquired fluent English. ^{[9] [10]} From a young age he was a voracious reader of science fiction and fantasy. ^[11]

Career

Early works

At 16, inspired by Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, Omer wrote his first novel, The Geography of the End of the World, published by Israeli publisher Opus in 1995; he was the imprint’s youngest author. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

His second novel, The Duck Attack (1999), was nominated for the Gefen Award. ^[15] In the late 2000s he wrote social satire and launched the (now defunct) platform Loof Columns. ^[16]

In 2011 Omer co-created the RPG Misfortune with Shahar Kober and Ziv Botzer, writing the main plot and worldbuilding over two years; Gamasutra praised its multi-thread storytelling. ^{[17] [18]} Omer later described the project’s scope as “gargantuan yet satisfying”.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Narrowdale series

Omer next wrote an interactive YA project, Nedudey Shena (Insomnia), with supplemental short videos, in a collaboration between Kinneret Zmora-Bitan and Keter Publishing House. ^{[19] [20]} A companion website hosted the protagonist’s vlog, noted by Haaretz. ^[21] The English edition, Sleepless, appeared in 2015. ^[22] Sequels included Moth to a Flame and The Buzzing. ^[23]

Glenmore Park

After six fantasy books, Omer shifted to contemporary realism/crime, adopting the pen name “Mike Omer”. ^{[24] [25]} He created the Massachusetts-set city of Glenmore Park for a trilogy beginning with Spider’s Web (2016), followed by Deadly Web and Web of Fear. ^{[26] [27]}

Zoe Bentley trilogy

A side character from Spider’s Web, FBI profiler Zoe Bentley, headlined Omer’s Thomas & Mercer–published thrillers: A Killer's Mind (2018), ^[28] In the Darkness (2019), and Thicker Than Blood (2020).^{[ citation needed ]}A Killer’s Mind reached major bestseller lists. ^{[2] [3]}

Abby Mullen trilogy

In March 2021 Omer published A Deadly Influence, praised by Kirkus as “an expert ticking-clock suspenser”. ^[29] Publishers Weekly called the debut “smart”. ^[30] Sequels followed: Damaged Intentions (March 2022) and A Burning Obsession (November 2023).

Books

As Michael Omer

• Omer, Michael (1995). The Geography of the End of the World (in Hebrew). Danacode 348331. Opus.
• Omer, Michael (1999). The Duck Attack (in Hebrew). Danacode 378-204-87. Yaron Golan.
• Omer, Michael (2014). Sleepless (in Hebrew). Kinneret Zmora Bitan Dvir Keter. ISBN   9789655528442.
• Omer, Michael (2015). Sleepless. CreateSpace. ISBN   9781507541029.
• Omer, Michael (2015). Moth to a Flame. CreateSpace. ISBN   9781514657539.

As Mike Omer

• Omer, Mike (2016). Spider's Web (Glenmore Park Book 1). CreateSpace. ISBN   978-1533006837.
• Omer, Mike (2016). Deadly Web (Glenmore Park Book 2). CreateSpace. ISBN   978-1519612564.
• Omer, Mike (2016). Web of Fear (Glenmore Park Book 3). CreateSpace. ISBN   978-1539360971.
• Omer, Mike (2018). A Killer's Mind (Zoe Bentley Mystery Book 1). Thomas & Mercer. ISBN   978-1503900745.
• Omer, Mike (2019). In the Darkness (Zoe Bentley Mystery Book 2). Thomas & Mercer. ISBN   978-1542040594.
• Omer, Mike (2020). Thicker Than Blood (Zoe Bentley Mystery Book 3). Thomas & Mercer. ISBN   978-1542042444.
• Omer, Mike (2021). A Deadly Influence (Abby Mullen Thrillers Book 1). Thomas & Mercer. ISBN   978-1542022873.
• Omer, Mike (2022). Damaged Intentions (Abby Mullen Thrillers Book 2). Thomas & Mercer. ISBN   9781542032520.
• Omer, Mike (2022). A Burning Obsession (Abby Mullen Thrillers Book 3). Thomas & Mercer. ISBN   9781542034326.
• Omer, Mike (2023). Please Tell Me. Thomas & Mercer. ISBN   9781662509377.
• Omer, Mike (2024). Behind You. Thomas & Mercer. ISBN   9781662509384.

Awards

• LiveLib Readers' Choice Award for Detective Fiction, 2020 (A Killer's Mind), 2023 (Damaged Intentions) ^[31]
• The Russian Detective Prize, 2020 (A Killer's Mind) ^[32]

Film adaptations

In February, 2024, a TV series based on the novel "A Killer's Mind" (Russian: "Внутри убийцы") was released in the VOD streaming service Kinopoisk, which acquired the rights to the film adaptation in 2021. ^[33] The main action of the series was transferred from Chicago to St. Petersburg. The main roles were played by Anastasia Yevgrafova and Tikhon Zhiznevsky. ^[34]

References

1. Staff, Forbes (2019-09-12). "El libro de papel no desaparecerá... por ahora • Nuestra Revista • Forbes México". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
2. "Audio Fiction Books – Best Sellers – March 17, 2019". The New York Times. 2021-04-21. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
3. "Bestsellers: National fiction". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
4. "Amazon.com Best Sellers of 2018 in Kindle Store". Amazon.com. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
5. "Майк Омер". LiveLib (ru). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
6. "Премия "Русский детектив" объявила о старте второго сезона — Российская газета". Российская газета (ru). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
7. "ראיון עם מיכאל עומר, הישראלי שכבש את אמזון". mako (he). 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
8. Haim Omer's site
9. "הכירו את הסופר מיכאל עומר | 103fm". 103FM (he). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
10. לכבוש את פסגת אמזון — אסנת גואז מראיינת את מייק עומר , retrieved 2021-04-29
11. "Код бестселлера: как программист Майк Омер за четыре года стал одним из самых продаваемых писателей в мире". Forbes Russia (in Russian). 9 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
12. הגאוגרפיה של סוף העולם – מיכאל עומר.
13. Omer, Michael (1997). The Geography of the End of the World. Tel Aviv: Opus. pp. 7–8.
14. "מחפשים את אורי פוטר". Haaretz (in Hebrew). 2002-01-01. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
15. "פרס גפן 2003: שלב א'!". Israeli Society for Science Fiction & Fantasy (in Hebrew). 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
16. "בלי פאניקה » מיכאל עומר" . Retrieved 2021-04-29.
17. ברנר, איתי (2011-06-27). "תוצרת מקומית: "ביש-מזל"". Ynet (he). Retrieved 2021-04-28.
18. "Loadingames Announces Open Beta for the RPG Misfortune". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
19. שווימר, יותם (2014-08-20). ""נדודי שינה": אימה הולכת ודועכת". Ynet (he). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
20. "Nuritha Book Reviews".
21. "ההבדלים בין ספרי אימה מאנגליה וישראל". Haaretz (he). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
22. "Mike Omer Interview Archives". Two Nice Jewish Boys. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
23. "omer – Pauline M Ross". paulinemross.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
24. "בוקר אור 30.08.18". Reshet 13 (he). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
25. "London et Kirschenbaum". Channel 10 (Israel) (in Hebrew). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
26. Gillen, Gary David (2018-07-15). "A Killer's Mind by Mike Omer". Gary David Gillen. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
27. Semuels, Alana (2018-07-20). "The Authors Who Love Amazon". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
28. "Mike Omer". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
29. A Deadly Influence.
30. "A Deadly Influence". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
31. "Майк Омер". www.livelib.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
32. "Премия "Русский детектив" объявила о старте второго сезона — Российская газета". rg.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
33. "«Кинопоиск» выкупил мировые права на бестселлер израильского писателя". РБК-Стиль (in Russian). 2021-09-23.
34. "«Внутри убийцы»: как Владимир Мирзоев снимал сериал по бестселлеру Майка Омера". Forbes (in Russian). 2024-02-22.

External links

• Official website