Unquiet Dead (Khan)

Book Reviews
Ausma Zehanat Khan's gripping first novel tackles questions of identity, culture, revenge and war horrors in a strong police procedural…. Khan illustrates her powerful storytelling through her well-sculpted characters…. An intelligent plot and graceful writing make The Unquiet Dead an outstanding debut that is not easily forgotten.
New York Times


Impressive…. Throughout Getty and Khattak’s solid and comprehensive investigation, Khan’s talents are evident. This first in what may become a series is a many-faceted gem. It’s a sound police procedural, a somber study of loss and redemption and, most of all, a grim effort to make sure that crimes against humanity are not forgotten.
Washington Post


The Unquiet Dead blazes what one hopes will be a new path guided by the author's keen understanding of the intersection of faith and core Muslim values, complex human nature and evil done by seemingly ordinary people. It is these qualities that make this a debut to remember and one that even those who eschew the genre will devour in one breathtaking sitting.
Los Angeles Times


This is Canadian-born Khan’s first novel and what a debut it is!... Khan knows her subject, knows her hometown, and knows how to keep the suspense building. This is a writer to watch.
Globe and Mail (Toronto)


[B]eautiful and powerful.... Through her characters’ interactions and passages taken from testimony at war crimes trials, Khan reveals the depths of horror and venality that people are capable of while also portraying the healing of long-sundered relationships.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) Compelling and hauntingly powerful…anyone looking for an intensely memorable mystery should put this book at the top of their list.
Library Journal


The scandal of U.N. forces standing by while thousands of Muslim men, women and children were slaughtered is intensified by the possibility that Krstic entered Canada with a fortune in blood money. Khan’s stunning debut is a poignant, elegantly written mystery laced with complex characters who force readers to join them in dealing with ugly truths.
Kirkus Reviews