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Zoë Ferraris

(b.1970)

Zoë Ferraris moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the first Gulf War. She lived in a conservative Muslim community with her then-husband and his family, a group of Saudi-Palestinians. In 2006, she completed her MFA in Fiction at Columbia University. She currently lives in San Francisco.

Awards: LA Times (2008) see all

Genres: Mystery, Children's Fiction

Series

Katya Hijazi
   1. Finding Nouf (2008)
   2. City of Veils (2010)
   3. Kingdom of Strangers (2012)

Galaxy Pirates
1. Hunt for the Pyxis (2015)

Awards

2008 Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction : The Night of the Mir'aj

Award nominations

	2009 Macavity Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Night of the Mir'aj
	2008 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger (shortlist) : The Night of the Mir'aj

Zoë Ferraris recommends

The Day He Left (2022)
(Violent Crimes Investigations Unit, book 2)
Frederick Weisel
"You're in for a smart and gritty ride."

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