Heidi Noroozy

Heidi Noroozy writes fiction set in the Persian-American subculture and regularly travels to Iran for research and inspiration. In the Islamic Republic, she has pondered the ancient past amid the ruins of Persepolis, baked translucent flat bread with Kurdish women in the Zagros Mountains, dipped her toes in the azure waters of the Caspian Sea and observed the dichotomy of a publicly religious yet privately modern culture.

Heidi's contemporary crime novel, Bad Hejab, explores the turbulent world of modern Iran, where rebellious youth push the envelope of their restrictive society and journalists find ways to report the truth under the vigilant eyes of government censors. She is working on a new novel, Crossing Alborz, a story of love and family duty set in Tehran and a fictional village on the Caspian Sea. Heidi's short stories have been translated into German, French, Polish, Estonian and Slovenian. She is represented by literary agent Elizabeth Trupin-Pulli.

A native of New England, Heidi currently resides with her Iranian-born husband in Northern California. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, the Mystery Writers of America, and the International Association of Crime Writers.

You can contact Heidi at heidinoroozy [at] gmail.com