I have only read her first book, Finding Nouf, and then this one. The characters seem very different than in the first book, but out did focus on different characters. I had the impression that Katya and Nayir were falling in love in the first book, but she seems very conflicted and reluctant for a marriage that wasn't arranged. The parts where they are discussing and trying to reconcile progressive and conservative views doesn't seem very well developed, but would have been good if it were. Rather than Nayir, this book focused on coworker Ibrahim's life and troubles. I liked the book a lot but still wonder of some of the things said about the veil, marriage, working, etc are the American author's opinion or views she encountered (and were they shared by a minority or majority of women) while living in KSA. There was a lot of cultural context, which is a big reason I choose it, and more about the police force and how protecting virtue hinders investigations- though Katya still does some solo sleuthing in this one, too

I flew through it, so overall I definitely liked it.