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judithdcollins's review against another edition
5.0
A special thank you to Minotaur Books, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
THE UNQUIET DEAD, Ausma Zehanat Khan’s stunning debut, and the first in the Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak series delivers a powerful and complex mystery and suspense, keeping you holding your breath, for the next installment.
Detective Rachel Getty (she has some secrets of her own) and her boss Esa Khattak (a second-generation Canadian Muslim with some secrets) who heads the new Community Policing Section, created to deal with delicate cases involving minorities are investigating a crime.
Christopher Drayton’s death- who fell from a cliff (a sensitive case). However, not everything is as it appears and Khattak is not being forthcoming with information and Drayton may have been a war criminal with ties to the Srebrenica massacre of 1995. Who is out to get him, was foul play involved, or was this an accident?
An emotional, heartbreaking and haunting mystery of horrific crimes committed against Muslims in Bosnia. Khan delivers an engrossing story of tragedy and devastation which will grip you to the end. Lovers of international crime fiction will devour THE UNQUIET DEAD, written with beautiful lyrical prose; one of loss and redemption.
The novel is based upon events that occurred during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, formerly a republic of the nation of Yugoslavia. Incredible and extensive research -- drive of those for ethnic and religious uniformity; “Courage, perseverance, and dignity in the face of appalling carnage remind us why Bosnia was a place worth saving.”
The author’s background, a former law professor with a specialty in Balkan war crimes offers her incredible insights making for a stellar and impressive debut.
Her credentials and associations - a former adjunct professor at American and Canadian universities, she holds a Ph.D. in International Human Rights Law, with the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as the main subject of her dissertation. She also worked briefly with the Bosnian Canadian Relief Association during the war and met members of Bosnian communities, witnesses, activists, and scholars. Well done!
Judith D. Collins Must Read Books
THE UNQUIET DEAD, Ausma Zehanat Khan’s stunning debut, and the first in the Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak series delivers a powerful and complex mystery and suspense, keeping you holding your breath, for the next installment.
Detective Rachel Getty (she has some secrets of her own) and her boss Esa Khattak (a second-generation Canadian Muslim with some secrets) who heads the new Community Policing Section, created to deal with delicate cases involving minorities are investigating a crime.
Christopher Drayton’s death- who fell from a cliff (a sensitive case). However, not everything is as it appears and Khattak is not being forthcoming with information and Drayton may have been a war criminal with ties to the Srebrenica massacre of 1995. Who is out to get him, was foul play involved, or was this an accident?
An emotional, heartbreaking and haunting mystery of horrific crimes committed against Muslims in Bosnia. Khan delivers an engrossing story of tragedy and devastation which will grip you to the end. Lovers of international crime fiction will devour THE UNQUIET DEAD, written with beautiful lyrical prose; one of loss and redemption.
The novel is based upon events that occurred during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, formerly a republic of the nation of Yugoslavia. Incredible and extensive research -- drive of those for ethnic and religious uniformity; “Courage, perseverance, and dignity in the face of appalling carnage remind us why Bosnia was a place worth saving.”
The author’s background, a former law professor with a specialty in Balkan war crimes offers her incredible insights making for a stellar and impressive debut.
Her credentials and associations - a former adjunct professor at American and Canadian universities, she holds a Ph.D. in International Human Rights Law, with the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as the main subject of her dissertation. She also worked briefly with the Bosnian Canadian Relief Association during the war and met members of Bosnian communities, witnesses, activists, and scholars. Well done!
Judith D. Collins Must Read Books
pages_n_puzzles's review against another edition
4.0
Recommended on Book Riot, and very glad I followed it. An interesting mystery, and a disturbing, important dive into the Bosnian genocide.
I listened to it on audio.
I listened to it on audio.
jwoodsum's review
5.0
Very powerful story - much more than a mystery - very much looking forward to reading more in the series
cherbear's review against another edition
4.0
This was so much more than just a simple mystery novel. It had depth and insight that I was not expecting and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to any future books by this author.
liketheday's review against another edition
2.0
The mystery does come to a satisfying conclusion, if an easy and obvious one, and even some of the side plot comes together in the end. I liked that I could sort of see how certain things were going to go, but others were completely opaque to me until the author said, hey, here you go, here's some resolution on that thing. But I really only finished the book to find out who killed that dude, and had to power through a lot of the rest of the story.
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liadh4's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
spinstah's review
4.0
This was very enjoyable. It’s the first in a series featuring two detectives who are partners. One of the things I liked is that this case isn’t their first one together. There’s a title bit of history that comes my up from time to time, it is only explained if it’s relevant. The case isn’t your typical homicide, as these two are part of a community policing group that deals with hate crimes and crimes involving minority communities. Makes for an interesting spin on things.
hedread's review against another edition
5.0
A surprising discovery this author and detective series. The Srebrenica massacre of 1995 provides the backdrop to this story of a suspicious death that uncovers a secret past. I loved the characterization of the detective team. This is a series I will follow.
pr727's review against another edition
3.0
The recounting of the atrocities in Bosnia, especially Srbrenica, was so hard to read. And that’s mainly what this book seemed to be about, with a murder mystery wrapped around it. Perhaps a non-fiction approach would have been a better vehicle to remind us of the tragedy.
patlanders's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.5