When Nouf ash-Shrawi, the sixteen-year-old daughter of a wealthy Saudi dynasty, disappears from her home in Jeddah just days before her arranged marriage, desert guide Nayir is asked to bring her home.
But when Nouf's battered body is found, Nayir feels compelled to uncover the disturbing truth, travelling away from the endless desert to the vast city of Jeddah, where, most troubling of all, he finds himself having to work closely with Katya Hijazi, a forensic scientist. The further into the investigation he goes, the more Nayir begins to question his loyalties: to his friends, faith and culture.

Another satisfying read. I read "City of Veils" the second book in this series before this story. I thought it might matter, but it didn't.
I did not guess the killer until the end, although the killer did not feature a great deal in the book, so that could be understandable. The killer was almost invisible, unapproachable, distant, as are fifty percent of the population in Saudi. A physically hostile country in both landscape and character.
I am going to check if there is another in the series, because I would like to read it.

I passed this book onto Kermit58. It will be taken back to Sydney to be read.

It's now with me in Penrith, NSW.

This was returned to me and it's now part of my permanent collection.

Read while in hospital. An enjoyable read.