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The Unquiet Dead
(2015)(The first book in the Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak series)
A novel by Ausma Zehanat Khan
2016 Barry Award for Best First Novel
2016 Macavity Award for Best First Novel (nominee)
One man is dead.
But thousands were his victims.
Can a single murder avenge that of many?
Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto: the body of Christopher Drayton is found at the foot of the cliffs. Muslim Detective Esa Khattak, head of the Community Policing Unit, and his partner Rachel Getty are called in to investigate. As the secrets of Drayton's role in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide of Bosnian Muslims surface, the harrowing significance of his death makes it difficult to remain objective. In a community haunted by the atrocities of war, anyone could be a suspect. And when the victim is a man with so many deaths to his name, could it be that justice has at long last been served?
In this important debut novel, Ausma Zehanat Khan has written a compelling and provocative mystery exploring the complexities of identity, loss, and redemption.
Genre: Mystery
But thousands were his victims.
Can a single murder avenge that of many?
Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto: the body of Christopher Drayton is found at the foot of the cliffs. Muslim Detective Esa Khattak, head of the Community Policing Unit, and his partner Rachel Getty are called in to investigate. As the secrets of Drayton's role in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide of Bosnian Muslims surface, the harrowing significance of his death makes it difficult to remain objective. In a community haunted by the atrocities of war, anyone could be a suspect. And when the victim is a man with so many deaths to his name, could it be that justice has at long last been served?
In this important debut novel, Ausma Zehanat Khan has written a compelling and provocative mystery exploring the complexities of identity, loss, and redemption.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"It would be enough that Ausma Zehanat Khan's 'The Unquiet Dead' gives us an intriguing new detective team in Esa Khattak and Sgt. Rachel Getty. But it does far more than that. Khan creates an engrossing story that allows her to sift through the emotional rubble of real-world tragedy. In the end, it isn't just gripping. It's devastating." - Steve Hockensmith
"What a debut! Ausma Khan's 'The Unquiet Dead' is a stirring mystery with unexpected, complex characters and a story that will keep you flipping pages until the wee hours." - Jilliane Hoffman
"A tale of rich complexity... intricately woven, delicately revealed." - Luke McCallin
"Compelling and challenging, this is a beautifully written and powerful story of inhumanity and justice." - Leigh Russell
"Evocative, surprising, and important. With its mesmerizingly personal voice, each lyrical sentence reveals another suspenseful layer of this complex and heartbreaking mystery. Harrowing and disturbing, its delicate strength creates tension on every page." - Hank Phillippi Ryan
"What a debut! Ausma Khan's 'The Unquiet Dead' is a stirring mystery with unexpected, complex characters and a story that will keep you flipping pages until the wee hours." - Jilliane Hoffman
"A tale of rich complexity... intricately woven, delicately revealed." - Luke McCallin
"Compelling and challenging, this is a beautifully written and powerful story of inhumanity and justice." - Leigh Russell
"Evocative, surprising, and important. With its mesmerizingly personal voice, each lyrical sentence reveals another suspenseful layer of this complex and heartbreaking mystery. Harrowing and disturbing, its delicate strength creates tension on every page." - Hank Phillippi Ryan
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