The Unquiet Dead

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, the Arthur Ellis Award and the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best First Novel
• Series adaptation underway by Lionsgate, with Allison Shearmur Productions (The Hunger Games) attached to produce
• UK author tour early August 2017 including high profile appearances and interviews such as Woman's Hour
• Author has appeared on CNN International, NBC Today, CBC TV, Global TV and been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune, among others, as part of her former role as Editor-in-Chief of Muslim Girl Magazine
• Compelling contemporary mystery novel based upon events that occurred during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. Impeccably researched. Includes passages based on real life testimonies of witnesses of the massacre of Srebrenica
• 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian War and there will be over 400 'Remembering Srebrenica' events across the UK in July

"The Unquiet Dead" 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 Unquiet Dead" is part of the "A Detective Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty Mystery" series. It's book 1 in the series.