A review by nonna7
A Dangerous Crossing by Ausma Zehanat Khan

5.0

This series is not for the faint hearted or don't want to be challenged. This is the latest in the Rachel Getty And Esa Khattak novels. This book finds Esa and Rachel on a mission to discover the whereabouts of Audrey, the sister of Esa's best friend. Nate is a wealthy man and he and his sister started an NGO to help women who are fleeing oppression and war. It is located on an island in Greece where there is a camp where they are staying hoping to get a visa for Europe, the USA or Canada. Khattak and Getty are asked to personally by the Prime Minister of Canada to find Audrey after she disappeared. The book takes them and the reader to Greece, The Hague and Turkey. It's fascinating and well written but can be a difficult reading experience because it is so heart wrenching. The accounts of the torture of Syrian citizens and foreign jihadists is difficult reading. I read the first in the series but have missed a few. She refers to the previous book which I hadn't written. I have a lot of books to get through so I probably won't for now. The most recent book in the series was available as an ebook from our library so I have downloaded it. I'm taking my time for now though. As I said these are difficult reading but definitely worthwhile. Ms. Khan is a gifted writer who paints vivid pictures.