Set in contemporary Saudi Arabia, Katya is one of the few women working in the medical examiners office of the police department. She struggles with all of the constraints placed on women by the Islamic culture, but she accepts them. When she examines a body that is washed up on the beach nearby, she becomes involved with the entire murder investigation. She soon calls upon the help of Nayir, a man she met on a previous case. They discover that the murder victim was working on a documentary film that many in Saudi Arabia would object to.
Nayir is a strict Islam, but finds himself attracted to Katya as Katya is to him. This tension is played quite well in the book. Another strength of the book is its respectful treatment of Islamic culture, even as it presents the problems many women face. This is the sequel to FINDING NOUF by the same author and equally as good.
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