The Language of Secrets - Couverture rigide

Khan, Ausma Zehanat

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1250055121 ISBN 13 : 9781250055125

Editeur : Griffin, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The sequel to The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan, featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour

'Powerful' Bookpage 'Exceptionally fine' Library Journal 'Compelling' Leigh Russell

Detective Esa Khattak heads up Canada's Community Policing Section, which handles minority-sensitive cases across all levels of law enforcement. Khattak is still under scrutiny for his last case, so he's surprised when INSET, Canada's national security team, calls him in on another politically sensitive issue. For months, INSET has been investigating a local terrorist cell which is planning an attack on New Year's Day but their undercover informant, Mohsin Dar, has been murdered. Khattak used to know Mohsin, and he can't let this murder slide, so he sends his partner, Detective Rachel Getty, undercover into the unsuspecting mosque which houses the terrorist cell. As Rachel tentatively reaches out into the unfamiliar world of Islam, and begins developing relationships with the people of the mosque and the terrorist cell within it, the potential reasons for Mohsin's murder only seem to multiply, from the political and ideological to the intensely personal.

The Unquiet Dead author Ausma Zehanat Khan once again dazzles with a brilliant mystery woven into a profound and intimate story of humanity.

Praise for Ausma Zehanat Khan

'Compelling and challenging, this is a beautifully written and powerful story of inhumanity and justice' Leigh Russell, bestselling author of the DI Geraldine Steel series

'A tale of rich complexity... intricately woven, delicately revealed' Luke McCallin, author of The Ashes of Berlin

'Exceptionally fine... A heartfelt novel for lovers of crime fiction and anyone interested in the complexities of living as a Muslim in the West today' Library Journal

'A smart, measured, immersive dive into a poorly understood, terrifyingly relevant subculture of violent extremism' Kirkus Reviews

'If you haven't read Khan's excellent debut, The Unquiet Dead, the second in the series will place this powerful new storyteller on your radar' BookPage

Revue de presse

"The Language of Secrets is as much an examination of the complicated social, political and religious aspects of the war against terrorism as it is a crime procedural" --Washington Post

"A smart, measured, immersive dive into a poorly understood, terrifyingly relevant subculture of violent extremism" --Kirkus Reviews

"Exceptionally fine... A heartfelt novel for lovers of crime fiction and anyone interested in the complexities of living as a Muslim in the West today" --Library Journal

"If you haven't read Khan's excellent debut, The Unquiet Dead, the second in the series will place this powerful new storyteller on your radar" -- --Bruce Tierney, BookPage

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1250055121
• ISBN 13: 9781250055125
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 329