The Unquiet Dead
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bedford Square Publishers
Published:26th Jul '17
£16.99
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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.
Zehanat Khan is to be applauded for tackling such an important subject in a police procedural -- Jon Coates * Daily Express *
The Unquiet Dead is a powerful and haunting story -- Laura Wilson * The Guardian *
A harrowing, powerful, and, above all, important crime debut, shedding light on an atrocity that took years to be fully examined and discussed -- Vaseem Khan, author of the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency novels
I felt immersed in the author's eloquent and quietly powerful writing...this is an outstanding debut novel -- Linda Hepworth * Nudge *
There's much to admire in this well-plotted Canadian debut -- Karen Robinson * Sunday Times Crime Club *
ISBN: 9781843449447
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352 pages