Bled Dry: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction) - Softcover

Hamdouchi, Abdelilah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9774168488 ISBN 13: 9789774168482

Publisher: Hoopoe, 2017

Synopsis

When an ill-fated, young prostitute and her lover are killed in a gruesome double murder, seasoned investigator Detective Hanash is called in. The case draws him and his team into the poverty of Casablanca’s slums, blighted by criminality, religious extremism, and despair.
Hanash’s years on the job have made him intimately familiar with the city’s seedy underbelly, but this time he harbors a personal connection to one of the victims, one he must conceal at all costs.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in Meknčs, Morocco, in 1958, Abdelilah Hamdouchi is one of the first writers of police fiction in Arabic and a prolific, award-winning screenwriter of police thrillers, including Whitefly and The Final Bet. He lives in Rabat, Morocco.
Benjamin Smith holds a PhD from Harvard University, and is currently a visiting assistant professor of Arabic at Swarthmore College, in the United States.

Review:

"'Bled Dry' is a real page-turner... full of vivid scenes. The novel's sensational, broad brush strokes might imply that it is a frothy, gripping, guilty pleasure. But there are enough meaty social details to give it extra heft. The popularity of crime novels has reportedly been booming among Arab readers in recent years, and with novels like 'Bled Dry' it is easy to understand why."--Hurriyet Daily News

About this edition

• Publisher: Hoopoe
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 9774168488
• ISBN 13: 9789774168482
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248