Mirna Al-Mahdi

is from the Maadi district of Cairo. She graduated from Lycée El Horreya and then from Ain Shams University, where she focused on French and Spanish literature and translation. She has received several literary awards from the Canadian and French embassies and the French Cultural Center. Mirna later turned to writing thrillers and suspense fiction, with notable works including “The Case of Sitt El Hosn: The Investigations of Noah El Alfy – Book One,” “Jazz and Rock: The Perfect Killer’s Playlist,” “My Psychopathic Friend,” and “My Grandmother’s Guide to Killing Scoundrels,” which was longlisted for the Katara Prize for Arabic Literature. Her other titles include “The Case of Bitter Almonds” and “The Case of Gooseberries.”