The Crescent Moon

In the ancient city of Dhamsawaat, where djenn dwell in shadows and holy warriors walk dusty streets, Doctor Adoulla Makhslood just wants a quiet cup of tea. The old ghul hunter has earned his rest after three score years of battling the supernatural, but when an old flame's family is butchered in ways that should be impossible, he finds himself pulled back onto the hunt. Teaming with Raseed, a righteous young holy warrior whose rigid faith is tested by the complexities of real evil, and Zamia Badawi, a lion-shape-shifter exiled for daring to be something other than what her tribe expects, Adoulla uncovers a conspiracy that ties brutal murders to a brewing revolution led by the mysterious Falcon Prince. The killer they're tracking is older than the Khalif's dynasty itself, and the throne itself hangs in the balance. This is fantasy with grit and soul, where sword and sorcery meet the rich textures of a world inspired by Middle Eastern mythology.