The Djinn's Apple

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... Full of mystery and mayhem, The Djinn's Apple is perfect for fans of Arabian Nights, City of Brass, and The Wrath and the Dawn.

Djamila Morani is an Arabic-speaking Algerian novelist and a professor of Arabic language and literature. She writes fast-paced historical fiction set in the Abbasid period-the golden age of Baghdad. Djamila lives in Relizane, in the west of Algeria.