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On leave from Canada's Community Policing department, Esa Khattak is travelling in Iran, reconnecting with his cultural heritage and seeking peace in the country's beautiful mosques and gardens. But Khattak's supposed break from work is cut short when he's approached by a Canadian government agent in Iran, asking him to look into the death of renowned Canadian-Iranian filmmaker Zahra Sobhani. Zahra was murdered at Iran's notorious Evin prison, where she'd been seeking the release of a well-known political prisoner. Khattak quickly finds himself embroiled in Iran's tumultuous politics and under surveillance by the regime, but when the trail leads back to Zahra's family in Canada, Khattak calls on his partner, Detective Rachel Getty, for help. Rachel uncovers a conspiracy linked to the Shah of Iran and the decades-old murders of a group of Iran's most famous dissidents. As Khattak gets caught up in the fate of Iran's political prisoners, Rachel sees through to the heart of the matter: Zahra's murder may not have been a political crime at all.

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'Khan intertwines a tale of love and fear with the rich history of a troubled land.' -- Publishers Weekly 'A lyrically written look into a country many think of as war-torn and bleak reveals many sides to the place and its people.' -- Kirkus Reviews

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AUSMA ZEHANAT KHAN holds a Ph.D. in International Human Rights Law and is a former adjunct law professor. She was Editor-in-Chief of Muslim Girl magazine, the first magazine targeted to young Muslim women. A British-born Canadian, Khan now lives in Colorado with her husband. The Language of Secrets is her second novel. Peter Ganim is an American of Lebanese, Slovak and Syrian descent. He is a stage, television and film actor, as well as director, writer, teacher and filmmaker. He also does voiceovers. A lot of them. He began in front of the microphone in 1994 with corporate and incentive travel narration. He is accredited and certified by a number of organisations with cool acronyms, like AFTRA, SAG, the APA and SaVoa.

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