by Zoe Ferraris · RBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498678116
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«Buscando a Nouf» is the mystery novel by Zoe Ferraris, published by RBA in paperback (319 pages, in Spanish).
Nouf Shrawi, a young woman from a powerful Saudi Arabian family, disappears days before her wedding and is found dead in the desert. Nayir al-Sharqui, a desert guide who took part in the search, doubts the official version and, with the help of Katya, an employee at the coroner's office, investigates on his own. The inquiry leads them into the secrets of Saudi society.
First instalment of the Nayir Sharqi and Katya Hijazi series. Translation by Raquel Galindo Torres; original: Finding Nouf. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Will appeal to thriller readers looking for a crime plot with an unusual setting and a look at Saudi Arabian customs.
Zoë Ferraris is an American novelist. She was born in Oklahoma. In 1991 she married a man from Saudi Arabia. She lived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with her in-laws for nine months. Her time in Saudi Arabia is the background for the three novels she has written. She has also written a children's novel.
