Novels
Aron’s debut novel – Murder in Constantinople – is a historical murder mystery taking place on the eve of the Crimean War. It follows the exploits of young Jewish detective Ben Canaan, and is the first in a series of novels in which Ben solves crimes set against the seismic political events of the nineteenth century.
The manuscript of Murder in Constantinople was bought by Pushkin Press in a two-book deal and was published in hardback in September 2024 and paperback in April 2025. Its sequel, Death on the Pearl River, will be published by Pushkin Press in hardback in Spring 2026.
Murder in Constantinople
Published by Pushkin Press, September 2024
London, 1854. Twenty-one-year-old Ben Canaan attracts trouble wherever he goes. His father wants him to be a good Jewish son, working for the family business on Whitechapel Road, but Ben and his friends, the ‘Good-for-Nothings’, just want adventure.
Then the discovery of an enigmatic letter and a photograph of a beautiful woman offer an escapade more dangerous than anything he’d imagined. Suddenly Ben is thrown into a mystery that takes him all the way to Constantinople, the jewel of an empire and the centre of a world on the brink of war.
His only clue is three words: ‘The White Death’. Now he must find what links a string of grisly murders, following a trail through kingmaking and conspiracy, poison and high politics, bloodshed and betrayal. In a city of deadly secrets, no one is safe – and one wrong step could cost Ben his life.
screenplays
Aron has been commissioned to write over a dozen film and television scripts for producers, networks and studios in the UK, Europe and USA. His most recent projects include an action-adventure reboot for a German studio and the pilot of a 6-part thriller for a UK/French production company and financier.
For a full list of Aron’s film and television credits – and for any enquiries relating to film and television work – please visit https://curtisbrown.co.uk/client/aron-goldin