Good People (novel)

Good People is a 2026 debut novel by Afghan American author Patmeena Sabit. Published by Crown in the United States and Virago in the United Kingdom, the novel centers on the Sharaf family, Afghan refugees who have achieved the American dream in Northern Virginia, and the suspicious death of their eldest daughter, Zorah. The narrative is told through voices of neighbors, friends, journalists, and investigators assembling a fractured portrait of the family and the tragedy that befalls them.