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lsparrow's review against another edition
3.0
i am enjoying this series, both the canadian and the world context in the stories. The perspective of the syrian crisis and the stories told are fresh. Overall I found some of the premise of how the detectives got there is starting to feel less believable
braddy7's review against another edition
4.0
This series is one of my favorites. The mysteries are good but the journey into current events and a different cultural experience is what keeps me coming back.
reneesmith's review against another edition
4.0
Moving mystery highlighting the horrors of trafficking & the refugee experience.
constantreader471's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
Thanks to NetGalley, Minotaur Books/St. Martin's Press and the author for sending me this ARC ebook. I found the the story to be absorbing and depressing. Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak, RCMP police officer partners, are sent to Greece on a personal mission by the Prime Minister to find a Canadian who has gone missing on the Greek island of Lesvos, near mainland Turkey. She is the sister of a rich friend of the PM.
Audrey Clare was on the island as a volunteer, helping refugees coming to the island in hopes of finding a new home in the European Union. The book weaves the elements of human suffering, human trafficking, people smugglers and the abysmal conditions of the refugee camps into a coherent whole. Esa and Rachel do find Audrey and we get glimpses of their complicated personal lives, evidently discussed in previous books in this series. This is book 4 in the series and I suspect that I would have enjoyed it more if I had read the previous books in the series. Still, I recommend it.
One quote: "The pain of it struck him, in new and vulnerable places. He was leaving his history behind. The city of jasmine, the country that desolated childhood. In Turkey, everything was different: a mixture of fear, lonieliness, desperation, hunger, ridicule and cruelty; exploitation leavened by occasional kindness."
Thanks to NetGalley, Minotaur Books/St. Martin's Press and the author for sending me this ARC ebook. I found the the story to be absorbing and depressing. Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak, RCMP police officer partners, are sent to Greece on a personal mission by the Prime Minister to find a Canadian who has gone missing on the Greek island of Lesvos, near mainland Turkey. She is the sister of a rich friend of the PM.
Audrey Clare was on the island as a volunteer, helping refugees coming to the island in hopes of finding a new home in the European Union. The book weaves the elements of human suffering, human trafficking, people smugglers and the abysmal conditions of the refugee camps into a coherent whole. Esa and Rachel do find Audrey and we get glimpses of their complicated personal lives, evidently discussed in previous books in this series. This is book 4 in the series and I suspect that I would have enjoyed it more if I had read the previous books in the series. Still, I recommend it.
One quote: "The pain of it struck him, in new and vulnerable places. He was leaving his history behind. The city of jasmine, the country that desolated childhood. In Turkey, everything was different: a mixture of fear, lonieliness, desperation, hunger, ridicule and cruelty; exploitation leavened by occasional kindness."
andrea_c's review against another edition
4.0
A difficult read at times. Khan shows us the best and worst in people, and how these aspects are amplified in the presence of a crisis. Interested to see where the series goes from here.
megatsunami's review against another edition
4.0
Started off a little slow, but I appreciated the unexpected plot twists.
Oh, also - heartbreak. Syrian refugees. The global refugee crisis. Feeling powerless.
Oh, also - heartbreak. Syrian refugees. The global refugee crisis. Feeling powerless.
leavingsealevel's review against another edition
4.0
Two excellent reads from Ausma Khan (so far!) this year.
bethbookbodi23's review against another edition
5.0
a true artist: weaving a mystery into the immigrant camps, NGO/, volunteers on the Greek Islands, those who would take advantage of the young and world politics . Thank you for opening my world wider.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
A 2018 staff favorite recommended by Jo. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Sdangerous%20crossing%20khan__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold