City of Veils - Zoe Ferraris

This book is a fictional crime novel set in Saudi Arabia.

I enjoyed it just because this is not your typical stereotyped book about Saudi Arabia. In fact, one of the main characters is not only female, but she is employed at the police station too. Due to the fact that it is Saudi Arabia, there are some things to be overcome. A single woman is fired because she said she was married in order to get a job. A woman is dismembered because she was exposing some of the unsavory aspects of society and trying to go against religious dogma.

Verdict - a very refreshing take on a novel from Saudi Arabia. The author, who lived in Saudi Arabia for a while manages to balance reality with not forwarding stereotype. Also interesting as a detective story in Saudi - something very unexpected. Read it!