From Ellery Queen Magazine: "Zahara and the Lost Books of Light is a bibliophile mystery filled with magical realism that surprises the reader by transforming into a suspenseful international thriller." From Library Journal: "Joyce Yarrow is the author of literary novels of suspense that “appeal to readers who enjoy unusual stories with an international setting.” Joyce's latest offerings are SANDSTORM, a coming-of-age story of crime and redemption and winner of a Gold Medal in Women's Fiction at the CIPA/Evvy Awards (D.X. Varos, July, 2021) and ZAHARA AND THE LOST BOOKS OF LIGHT, a historical fantasy (Adelaide Books, 2020). Her other published novels of suspense include ASK THE DEAD (Martin Brown), RUSSIAN RECKONING - available in hard cover as THE LAST MATRYOSHKA (Five Star Mysteries), RIVERS RUN BACK, co-authored with Arindam Roy (Vitasta, New Delhi). A New York City transplant now living in Seattle, Joyce began her writing life scribbling poems on the subway and observing human behavior from every walk of life. Yarrow is a Pushcart Prize Nominee with short stories and essays that have appeared in Inkwell Journal, Whistling Shade, Descant, Arabesques, and Weber: The Contemporary West and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Yarrow is a member of the Sisters in Crime organization and has presented workshops on “The Place of Place in Mystery Writing” at conferences in the US and India.