Yasmina Khadra

Mohammed Moulessehoul writes under the pen name Yasmina Khadra, and the books carry that name. He is an Algerian author living in France who writes in French, and he has written almost 40 novels published in more than 50 countries. Khadra has often explored Algeria's civil wars and the appeal of radical Islamism, and his titles include The Swallows of Kabul, The Attack, The Angels Die, and the Inspector Llob mystery Autumn of the Phantoms.