The Language of Secrets

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AN UNDERCOVER INFORMANT HAS BEEN MURDERED... BUT WHOSE SIDE WAS HE ON

TORONTO: A local terrorist cell is planning an attack on New Year's Day. For months, Mohsin Dar has been undercover, feeding information back to Canada's national security team. Now he's dead.

Detective Esa Khattak, compromised by his friendship with the murdered agent, sends his partner Rachel Getty into the unsuspecting cell. As Rachel delves deeper into the unfamiliar world of Islam and the group's circle of trust, she discovers Mohsin's murder may not be politically motivated after all. Now she's the only one who can stop the most devastating attack the country has ever faced.

Reviews

thought-provoking, intelligent plot * Daily Mail *
this is a sophisticated examination of Western society's attitudes to the collision of fundamentalist Islam and terrorism -- Barry Forshaw * The Financial Times *
Khan creates an action-filled, beautifully written book, an authentic evocation of place, great characters and a relevant plot * The Literary Shed *
Language of Secrets is a nuanced and intelligent thriller * Nudge Books *
'A well-plotted political as well as criminal thriller' -- Jon Wise * Sunday Sport *

Author Bio

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.