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The Unquiet Dead

The Unquiet Dead

Author(s): Ausma Zehanat Khan

Location(s): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada

Genre(s): Crime, Mystery

Era(s): 1990s and modern

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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.

Winner of the Barry Award, Arthur Ellis Award, and Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best First Novel

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Author: tripfiction

Scarborough is an area of Toronto that borders the ocean. Christopher Drayton tumbles from the cliffs onto the rocks below and dies. The book is a classic tale of ‘did he fall or was...

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