City of Veils
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The burkha-clad body of a young woman is discovered on the grimy sands of Jeddah beach; soon afterwards, a strong-minded American woman finds herself alone and afraid in the most repressive city on earth, when her husband suddenly disappears. Investigating policeman Osama Ibrahim, forensic scientist Katya Hijazi and her friend, the strictly devout Bedouin guide Nayir Sharqi join forces to search out the truth in the scorching city streets and the vast, lethal emptiness of the desert beyond. This novel paints in dazzling colours a city of veils in which more is hidden than is revealed, and nothing is what it seems.
Author: Zoe Ferraris
Format: Paperback, 384 pages, 153mm x 234mm, 500 g
Published: 2010, Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
The burkha-clad body of a young woman is discovered on the grimy sands of Jeddah beach; soon afterwards, a strong-minded American woman finds herself alone and afraid in the most repressive city on earth, when her husband suddenly disappears. Investigating policeman Osama Ibrahim, forensic scientist Katya Hijazi and her friend, the strictly devout Bedouin guide Nayir Sharqi join forces to search out the truth in the scorching city streets and the vast, lethal emptiness of the desert beyond. This novel paints in dazzling colours a city of veils in which more is hidden than is revealed, and nothing is what it seems.