Jonathan de Shalit () is the pen name of an author of espionage thrillers described as âÂÂformer high-ranking member of the Israeli intelligence community.âÂÂ
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. The novels are written in Hebrew and have been translated into English.
Traitor (2018), "a breakneck hunt for a Russian mole in the upper levels of IsraelâÂÂs power circle," is set in 2012. The reviewer for the Winnipeg Free Press described it as, "a cerebral spy novel far more John le Carré than Jason Bourne.
A Spy in Exile (2019) is set in 2014âÂÂ15 in European cities including Moscow, Berlin, Brussels and London.