The Doves Necklace

by Raja Alem

Book Overview

When the body of a young woman is discovered in the Lane of Many Heads, an alley in modern-day Mecca, no one will claim it, as they are ashamed of her nakedness. As Detective Nasser pursues his investigation of the case, seemingly all of Mecca chimes in--including the Lane of Many Heads itself--in this "surreal, meditative take on a murder mystery" (The Guardian, Best Books of Summer).

Nasser initially suspects that the dead woman is Aisha,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468316222
• ISBN13: 9781468316223
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.3" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher