Motti Ben Yanay is an Israeli journalist and author.
He was born in Hungary in 1940 and survived the Holocaust as a child, arriving in Israel with his parents in 1948.
As an adult, he lived for a few years on a Kibbutz, later becoming the editor of an economic journal and working as a journalist for Associated Press in Israel as well as the Jerusalem Post.
He studied history and philosophy at Ben-Gurion University.
This is his fourth book. Three of his other books have been published in Israel in Hebrew:
Mushrooms and Octopuses – Nuclear terror thriller. Published by “Masada”, 1979.
Secrets of the Canaa-idim – Science fiction for young adults. Published by “Masada”, 1980.
Hast Thou Killed – and also Taken Possession? – Cold blooded murder account of the Ya’ari-Granot trial. Published by “Hotam”, 1990.
Other of his short stories have also been published in various journals.