The Gray Zone - Paperback

For Kelly Jensen, blind justice masked the truth ...

Fleeing an abusive foster home, Kelly Jensen transforms into an elusive, daring, and seductive criminal who will do anything to protect those she loves. She's become a master of disguise and voice to save herself and her children from the powerful and sadistic man who killed her mother. And is now stalking her.

Author Daphna Edwards Ziman weaves her storytelling magic into a gripping novel as her characters come to life. Her chameleon protagonist was thrown into a corrupt program that victimizes defenseless children and women. With Ziman's words, she grows her heroine into a fighter of the ruthless underworld subjecting foster children to human trafficking.

Now charged with the murder of the man she loved, Kelly is on the run. Will the world see the truth? Will she be set free? Will the familiar justice that has been blind finally wake up? Can her heart find love again?

Daphna Ziman gives a voice to the voiceless and puts a face to the faceless. Taking readers on an unforgettable roller coaster that often defines the hard reality for foster youth.

- The Honorable Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles

Daphna Edwards Ziman is committed to challenging and changing the injustices that plague society. A passionate advocate for children, she founded the nonprofit Children Uniting Nations to mentor at-risk youth and lobbying for child welfare legislation while directing global initiatives against human trafficking through the Justice for Women International. In 2025, she was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the UN 80th Anniversary Gala for her global advocacy.

The Gray Zone was her debut novel as a New York Times bestseller. Forthcoming is The Man with the Gold. She is the voice of "Humanity," reaching the No. 1 position on the iTunes' Worldwide Music chart.