The Language of Secrets

AN UNDERCOVER INFORMANT HAS BEEN MURDERED... BUT WHOSE SIDE WAS HE ON?

AN UNDERCOVER INFORMANT HAS BEEN MURDERED... BUT WHOSE SIDE WAS HE ON?

TORONTO: A local terrorist cell is planning an attack on New Year's Day. For months, Mohsin Dar has been undercover, feeding information back to Canada's national security team. Now he's dead.

Detective Esa Khattak, compromised by his friendship with the murdered agent, sends his partner Rachel Getty into the unsuspecting cell. As Rachel delves deeper into the unfamiliar world of Islam and the group's circle of trust, she discovers Mohsin's murder may not be politically motivated after all. Now she's the only one who can stop the most devastating attack the country has ever faced.

• The second Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty mystery, following The Unquiet Dead
• TV series adaptation underway by Lionsgate, with Allison Shearmur Productions (The Hunger Games) attached to produce
• Based on the true story of the 2006 foiled terrorist attacks plotted by the 'Toronto 18' in Ontario, Canada
• Author appeared on BBC Woman's Hour and World Service-Weekend for her first book, The Unquiet Dead
• Deftly weaves highly topical themes of terrorism, Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in the West today into a compelling mystery tale
• Author was the founder of Muslim Girl Magazine, the first magazine in North America to reflect the lives of young Muslim women

"The Language of Secrets" was written by Ausma Zehanat Khan.

Ausma Zehanat Khan holds a Ph.D. in International Human Rights Law with a specialisation in military intervention and war crimes in the Balkans. She has practised immigration law and taught human rights law at Northwestern University and York University. Formerly, she served as Editor in Chief of Muslim Girl magazine, the first magazine to reflect the lives of young Muslim women. Her debut novel, The Unquiet Dead, won the Barry Award, the Arthur Ellis Award and the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best First Novel. She is a longtime community activist and writer. Born in Britain, Ausma lived in Canada for many years before recently becoming an American citizen. She lives in Colorado with her husband.

Yes, "The Language of Secrets" is part of the "A Detective Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty Mystery" series. It's book 2 in the series.