Sheena kamal s debut novel the lost ones us eyes like mine uk is a globe and mail bestseller, a time magazine recommended read, an ibooks best book, a bustle best book and a powells pick sheena won a kobo emerging writer award, macavity and strand magazine critics award for the lost ones. Sheena kamal is not just a writer, but she has worked as a researcher in crime as well as investigative journalism for television and film. The nora watts series kicked off in 2017 with the publication of the debut novel, eyes like mine. Although an early riser nora watts is still uneasy when the. Will stay with you for a long, long time jeffery deaver authors. A wonderfully intense and dramatic thriller, one that highlights the background. Will stay with you for a long, long time jeffery deaver kindle edition by kamal, sheena. She holds an hba in political science from the university of toronto, and was awarded a td canada trust scholarship for community leadership and activism around the issue of homelessness. I loved eyes like mine by sheena kamal a perfect character driven thriller with a psychological edge, focusing mainly on the female protagonist, fresh and. Rather she works for a pi company doing research and acting as a personal assistant. Her research into crime and investigative journalism inspired her debut bestseller eyes like mine. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Will stay with you for a long, long time jeffery deaver.
Eyes like mine caribbeanborn writer sheena kamal went on a journey from acting to stuntwoman before she decided to write. Sheena kamal holds an hba in political science from the university of toronto, and went on to work in the film and tv industry, most recently as a researcher for a crime drama series being developed for television. The man on the other end says his daughter is missing. Neither is the protagonist, nora watts, a private investigator. Its written by a canadian debut novelist, sheena kamal, and is set in and around vancouver. A cautionary tale about the canadian dream the irish times. The book is also known by the title of the lost ones. I loved eyes like mine by sheena kamal a perfect character driven thriller with a psychological edge, focusing mainly on the female protagonist, fresh and original nora watts in an interesting, intriguing and highly entertaining story.
I learned how important it is to have compelling characters, raise the stakes and to take risks. Eyes like mine is sheena kamals fantastic debut novel and a truly excellent example of canadian noir that without doubt shows that any further books will be equally as well written and plotted, if not better. Eyes like mine by sheena kamal 9781785764455paperback. This valuable experience paired with her vast academic knowledge effectively inspired sheena to write her novel, titled eyes like mine.
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