Description

Historical fiction meets crime fiction in The Djinn’s Apple, an award-winning YA murder mystery set in the Abbasid period-the golden age of Baghdad.

A ruthless murder. A magical herb. A mysterious manuscript.

When Nardeen’s home is stormed by angry men frantically in search of something-or someone-she is the only one who manages to escape. And after the rest of her family is left behind and murdered, Nardeen sets out on an unyielding mission to bring her family’s killers to justice, regardless of the cost…

Publisher Review

"Djamila Morani's The Djinn's Apple takes place in Baghdad in the Abbasid period, during the rule of Harun Al-Rashid (786-809). Part crime novel, part historical fiction, The Djinn's Apple follows gutsy Nardeen as she seeks to discover who wanted her father dead-and why. Djamila Morani is an Algerian writer who works as a teacher of Arabic language and literature. She is the author of The Djinn's Apple and Crown of Sin."-Words Without Borders