The End of the Lemon Season

Once again, Lizzie Badihi, the legendary newspaper­woman, has to deal with a complex detective mystery and proves that her plain, ungainly appearance conceals wisdom and integrity. When Lizzie hears that Maurice Dahan, a close friend who hired her to work at the newspaper, has been murdered in his home, she can hardly hide her bewilderment. Dahan, who is in charge of advertising, is a much-loved figure not only on the editorial board, but throughout Beersheba. Lizzie`s bewilderment is quickly replaced by her determination to catch the killer and she embarks on a personal investigation.

Despite the strong opposition of her family, including her two brothers-in-law, Chief Inspectors Ben-Zion Koresh and Sergio Ilan, Lizzie goes to the crime scene, interviews witnesses and even conceals evidence. She discovers that her beloved Dahan was not exactly simon-pure, and that apart from his love affairs and cheating on his wife – his well-known weakness – he was involved in large-scale extortion and embezzlement. But just as the trail leads to a financial motive for the murder, Olga, Dahan`s beautiful assistant, disappears, and suspicions are reinforced that the murder was a crime passionnel. Meanwhile, someone breaks into Lizzie`s apartment and tries to kill her. Lizzie, of course, does not give in to threats. She discovers the murderer and risks her life confronting him.