Kingdom of Strangers: A Novel

by Zoë Ferraris

Overview

A secret grave is unearthed in the desert revealing the bodies of 19 women and the shocking truth that a serial killer has been operating undetected in Jeddah for more than a decade.

However, lead inspector Ibrahim Zahrani is distracted by a mystery closer to home. His mistress has suddenly disappeared, but he cannot report her missing since adultery is punishable by death. With nowhere to turn, Ibrahim brings the case to Katya, one of the few women in the police department. Drawn into both investigations, she must be increasingly careful to hide a secret of her own.

Portraying the lives of women in one of the most closed cultures in the world, award-winning author Zov´ Ferraris weaves a tale of psychological suspense around an elusive serial killer and the sinister forces trafficking in human lives in Saudi Arabia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316074254
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	06/04/2013
Series:	A Katya Hijazi and Nayir Sharqi Novel
Pages:	363
Sales rank:	710,066
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Zoë Ferraris moved to Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the first Gulf War to live with her then husband and his extended family of Saudi-Palestinian Bedouins. She has an MFA from Columbia University and is the author of two previous novels, Finding Nouf and City of Veils. She lives in San Francisco.

Editorial Reviews

PRAISE FOR CITY OF VEILS:

"A formidably talented writer....An adroitly plotted, fast-paced mystery....Ferraris's characters are compelling and utterly human."—Diane White, Boston Globe

"Smart and thoroughly entertaining....Tension is everywhere as Ferraris builds suspense."—Sarah Weinman, Salon.com

"Armchair travelers eager to learn about a remote culture without leaving the comfort (and safety!) of home are sure to find what they're looking for."—Malena Watrous, San Francisco Chronicle

"Every detail of this novel is exact and exciting....A riveting literary mystery that will hook readers with every sordid, fascinating, even heartwarming detail until the final page....A whopping good tale....Timely, exciting, urgent...not to be missed."—Barbara Dickinson, Roanoke Times

"A sensitive look at the life in the city of Jeddah. The novel has a strong sense of place-the author knows the territory....Ferraris has good feel for her two main characters and a beautiful sense of poetic timing....A reworking of a typical police procedural scene is brilliant."—Owen Hill, Los Angeles Times

From the Publisher

"A sensitive look at the life in the city of Jeddah. The novel has a strong sense of place-the author knows the territory....Ferraris has good feel for her two main characters and a beautiful sense of poetic timing....A reworking of a typical police procedural scene is brilliant."

Owen Hill - Los Angeles Times

"Every detail of this novel is exact and exciting....A riveting literary mystery that will hook readers with every sordid, fascinating, even heartwarming detail until the final page....A whopping good tale....Timely, exciting, urgent...not to be missed."

Barbara Dickinson - Roanoke Times

"Armchair travelers eager to learn about a remote culture without leaving the comfort (and safety!) of home are sure to find what they're looking for."

Malena Watrous - San Francisco Chronicle

"Smart and thoroughly entertaining....Tension is everywhere as Ferraris builds suspense."

Sarah Weinman - Salon.com

PRAISE FOR CITY OF VEILS:

"A formidably talented writer....An adroitly plotted, fast-paced mystery....Ferraris's characters are compelling and utterly human."

Diane White - Boston Globe