Kingdom of Strangers

Posted on 03 February 2017 by Zoë Ferraris

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 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 Zo Ferraris weaves a tale of psychological suspense around an elusive serial killer and the sinister forces trafficking in human lives in Saudi Arabia. Best Download [ Kingdom of Strangers ] Author [ Zoë Ferraris ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 3.5 I enjoyed this well paced murder mystery, mainly for its setting in Saudi Arabia and for the character of Katya, a forensic technician Katya must break the rules of Saudi society to get anything done e...Book Review Kingdom of Strangers is the final chapter in the intricate and exotic story of Nayir Sharqi Katya Hijazi Is it the final chapter I don t know Ferraris is currently exploring other topics aside from the Saudi peninsula In all honesty, should Ferraris choose to she could extend this series indefinitely, as far as I m concerned What do I find so intriguing about these books There is something unique about this author s writing, especially in the area of Point of View It is Book Review Kingdom of Strangers is the final chapter in the intricate and exotic story of Nayir Sharqi Katya Hijazi Is it the final chapter I don t know Ferraris is currently exploring other topics aside from the Saudi peninsula In all honesty, should Ferraris choose to she could extend this series indefinitely, as far as I m concerned What do I find so intriguing about these books There is something un...I think that Zoe Ferraris is my new favorite mystery author 50 or so pages into KOS, and it s like getting back together with old friends I have not seen for a while These books for me are less about the mystery, and...You can also find my review of Kingdom of Strangers on my book blog.Kingdom of Strangers is the third crime novel in a series set in Jedda, Saudi Arabia Some of the characters from the first two novels make appearances, but the novel could probably be read on its own That said, the novel is muchenjoyable when you know the history By now it is clear who is the undisputed hero of these novels Katia, a female forensic sc...Found a copy of this third and final in the series in a used bookstore and read most of it flying home I have really enjoyed the characters in these mysteries as well as learninginformation about the very restrictive society of Saudi Arabia Katya Hijazi continues to work as a forensic scientist in the Jeddah Police Department s crime lab A grave has been uncovered in the desert and 19 women are found, all with their hands removed Katya is allowed into the investigation by the senior Found a copy of this third and final in the series in a used bookstore and read most of it flying home I have really enjoyed the characters in these mysteries as well as learninginformation about the very restrictive society of Saudi Arabia Katya Hijazi continu...Now this was a novel which made me sit up and say Wow It is a novel women should read if only for the purely educational reason of understanding what living in a Moslem country, Saudi Arabia, is like There isto the book than that, but it is a slap in the face to those of us females who fought for equal rights How do these Saudi women stand their treatment Kingdom of Strangers is the third novel in a series of crime novels set in Jedda, Saudi Arabia The first two are The Night of Now this was a novel which made me sit up and say Wow It is a novel women should read if only for the purely educational reason of understanding what living in a Mosle...Kingdom of Strangers is the third in a mystery series by Zoe Ferraris that takes place in Saudi Arabia This is my choice for Saudi Arabia in the Around the World challenge on Goodreads It s also the best of the series at this point I was intrigued by the first book, Finding Nouf , because it brought us into the world of the Bedouins The second switched the primary viewpoint to Katya Hijazi who I findcomplex and sympathetic than Nayir, the main protagonist of Finding Nouf , but I Kingdom of Strangers is the third in a mystery series by Zoe Ferraris that takes place in Saudi Arabia This is my choice for Saudi Arabia in the Around the World challenge on Goodreads It s also the best of the series at this point I was intrigued by the first book, Finding Nouf , because it brought us into the world of the Bedouins The second switched the primary viewpoint to Katya Hijazi who I findcomplex and sympathetic than Nayir, the main protagonist of Finding Nouf , but I otherwise found it unmemorable In this third book, Ferraris unites intense character drama with social commentary and cultural insight So it s not only better fiction, butprovocative than the previous two volumes.The narrative is enriche...Utterly fascinating We get a glimpse into Saudi life and culture, a society that has two sets of everything to keep women and men separated Separate work areas, separate restaurants, even separate shopping malls Early in the book, there is a description of what it is like to walk in dim light in a burqa I was hooked from that point on Things I never considered Also, Ferraris educated me about the issue of foreign workers, esp Asian and Fillipino women, in Saudi Arabia It s quite Utterly fascinating We get a glimpse into Saudi life and culture, a society that has two sets of everything to keep women and men separated Separate work areas, separate restaurants, even separate shopping malls Early in the book, there is a description of what it is like to walk in dim light in a burqa I was hooke...This offbeat mystery set in Saudi Arabia was fascinating The two detectives, one of whom is a woman assigned to the police lab, are trying to find a serial killer who has murdered 19 Asian housemaids While the mystery itself is intriguing, the main attraction of the novel is a depiction of the absurdity of daily life in Saudi Arabia, where men and women are segregated to a ridiculous extent, e.g., separate morgues for men and women Strict application of the Virtue Laws, whereby adultery is This offbeat mystery set in Saudi Arabia was fascinating The two detectives, one of whom is a woman assigned to the police lab, are trying to find a serial killer who has murdered 19 Asian housemaids While the mystery itself is intriguing, the main attraction of the novel is a depiction of the absurdity of daily life in Saudi Arabia, where men and women are segregated to a ridiculous extent, e.g., separate morgues for men and women Strict application of the Virtue Laws, whereby adultery is punished by beheading, does not seem to make Saudi citizensvirtuous In fact, wealthy woman set up shoplifting and burglary rings, using their burkhas to prevent being stopped and searched The Asian servants many recruited under false pretexts on whom the Saudis are completely dependent, are brutally mistreated, generally with impunity.The Chief Inspector is one of the few enlightened peopl...This is the newest book in a contemporary mystery crime series set in Saudi Arabia It s perhaps the weakest of the three, but it s still a good read It describes a rigid, repressive society where men and women are obsessively segregated, which poses obvious problems for those trying to solve crimes.The title is a reference to Saudi Arabia s large population of poor immigrants, many of whom work as servants, are ill protected by the law, and are vulnerable to exploitation The mystery plot This is the newest book in a contemporary mystery crime series set in Saudi Arabia It s perhaps the weakest of the three, but it s still a good read It describes a rigid, repressive society where men ...

03 February 2017

Zoë Ferraris