# City Of Veils

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- Book: [City Of Veils](https://www.bookquiver.com/zoe-ferraris/city-of-veils) ([City Of Veils.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/zoe-ferraris/city-of-veils.md))
- Authors: [Zoë Ferraris](https://www.bookquiver.com/zoe-ferraris)
- Publisher: abacus
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-07-4811-511-2
- Published: 2010-06-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The crime: one scalding afternoon, the mutilated body of a young woman, half naked beneath her burqa, is discovered on a Saudi beach; soon afterwards a Western woman's husband vanishes without trace. The place: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the City of Veils. A city of narrow streets and closed shutters, where nothing is what it seems ; and the Empty Quarter - one of the most beautiful, yet unforgiving deserts on earth. The people: Miriam Walker, alone in an alien culture, desperate to find her missing husband. Katya, a forensic scientist battling the prejudices of a society full of sexual, religious and moral contradictions; and Nayir, devout Muslim, desert guide, amateur sleuth - the man she loves.