Quite a while ago a friend mentioned that her book club was reading the book Finding Nouf. When I next saw this friend, I mentioned that I had read and enjoyed it. She said, “Yeah, I enjoyed Finding Nouf, but I liked her second book even more.” So, now I've read the second book. I agree with my friend's assessment and I recommend the books to you.
There are three books by this author. I hesitate to call them a series because I don’t know if there will be any more. The three are mysteries solved by an unlikely cast of characters: a desert guide, a lab tech, and a police officer. OK, maybe not so unlikely. And there's an added bonus: a budding romance. The action takes place in Saudi Arabia.
What I find interesting about the books are the elements of culture that the author, Zoe Ferraris, incorporates. Things like constraints on the relationships between men and women, the idea of modest dress, what it means to be devout, and more impact how an investigation into murder can progress.
Here are the three books (in order of publication):
You can find out more about Zoe Ferraris on her website.
