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To Crush The Serpent by Yaşar Kemal

To Crush The Serpent

Yaşar Kemal

82 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction classics mysterious reflective medium-paced
My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk

My Name Is Red

Orhan Pamuk

417 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Dove's Necklace by Raja Alem

The Dove's Necklace

Raja Alem

480 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction crime mystery challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
Tehran Noir by Salar Abdoh

Tehran Noir

Akashic Noir

Salar Abdoh

329 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective fast-paced
Beirut Noir by Hala Kawtharani, Hyam Yared, Najwa Barakat, Tarek Abi Samra, Bachir Hilal, Mazen Zahreddine, Iman Humaydan, Mazen Maarouf, Abbas Beydoun, Alawiyeh Sobh, Leila Eid, Rawi Hage, Marie Tawk, Muhammad Abi Samra, Michelle Hartman, Zena el Khalil, Bana Baydoun

Beirut Noir

Akashic Noir

Hala Kawtharani, Hyam Yared, Najwa Barakat, Tarek Abi Samra, Bachir Hilal, Mazen Zahreddine, Iman Humaydan, Mazen Maarouf, Abbas Beydoun, Alawiyeh Sobh, Leila Eid, Rawi Hage, Marie Tawk, Muhammad Abi Samra, Michelle Hartman, Zena el Khalil, Bana Baydoun

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction mystery short stories challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced
Baghdad Noir by Samuel Shimon

Baghdad Noir

Akashic Noir

Samuel Shimon

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
Tel Aviv Noir by

Tel Aviv Noir

Akashic Noir

285 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
Istanbul Noir by Amy Spangler, Mustafa Ziyalan

Istanbul Noir

Akashic Noir

Amy Spangler, Mustafa Ziyalan

300 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani

The Bell Chime

Mona Kabbani

156 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Her by Mira V. Shah

Her

Mira V. Shah

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced