


In the course of working with Katya and uncovering the mysteries of the dead girl's mind, Nayir must confront his own desire for female companionship and the limitations imposed by his beliefs.įinding Nouf offers an unprecedented glimpse of daily life in Saudi Arabia in a lyrical, character-driven, and immensely satisfying mystery. Gentle, hulking, conscientious Nayir soon finds himself delving into the interior life of a wealthy, protected teenage girl in one of the most rigidly segregated of Middle Eastern societies.To gain access to the world of women, Nayir realizes he will have to join forces with Katya Hijazi, a lab technician at the coroner's office and the fiancee of Nouf's brother. When sixteen-year-old Nouf goes missing and is found drowned in the desert outside Jeddah, Nayir a desert guide hired by her prominent family to search for her feels compelled to find out what really happened. A captivating page-turner that vividly evokes Saudi Arabian society and introduces an original new hero.
