“A full-course meal,
a rich, complex and memorable story
that will leave you lingering gratefully at [Abu-Jaber’s] table.”—Ron Charles, Washington PostMore
A multilayered, beautifully textured novel about family and self, self-indulgence and generosity, against the vivid backdrop of contemporary Miami.More
“Finally, a novel of literary suspense that gets almost everything right—forensically and psychologically.”—Sarah Weinman, Baltimore SunMore
A fingerprint expert's investigation of a series of crib deaths leads her back to the mystery of her own childhood.More
"Abu-Jaber's voluptuous prose features insights into the Arab American community that are wisely, warmly depicted."—San Francisco ChronicleMore
"This oracular first novel, which unfurls like gossamer [has] characters of a depth seldom found in a debut."—The New YorkerMore