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Rachel Getty & Esa KhattakSeries

This series follows a compelling pair of detectives as they delve into the heart of dangerous crimes within marginalized communities. One partner navigates suspicion due to his background, yet they share an unbreakable bond of trust. Their investigations push them across cultural and geographical borders, tackling some of the world's most challenging cases with tenacity and insight.

A Deadly Divide
Among The Ruins
The Language Of Secrets
The Unquiet Dead
No Place Of Refuge

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  1. 1

    The Unquiet Dead

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
    3.7(57)Add rating

    Detective Rachel Getty trusts her boss, Esa Khattak, implicitly. But she's still uneasy at Khattak's secrecy when he asks her to look into Christopher Drayton's death. His fall from a cliff doesn't seem to warrant a police investigation. But when she learns that Drayton may actually have been a war criminal with ties to the Srebrenica massacre, Rachel understands why Khattak is tip-toeing around the case. As Rachel and Khattak dig deeper into the life and death of Drayton, every question seems to lead only to more questions, with no easy answers.

    The Unquiet Dead
  2. 2

    The Language Of Secrets

    • 320 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
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    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.

    The Language Of Secrets
  3. 3

    Among The Ruins

    • 384 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
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    Esa Khattak's supposed break from work in Iran 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. 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.

    Among The Ruins
  4. 4

    No Place Of Refuge

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
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    Amid a global crisis, one woman searches for justice…The Syrian refugee crisis just became personal for Inspector Esa Khattak and Sergeant Rachel Getty.NGO worker Audrey Clare, sister of Khattak’s childhood friend, is missing. In her wake, a French Interpol Agent and a young Syrian man are found dead at the Greek refugee camp where she worked. Khattak and Getty travel to Greece to trace Audrey’s last movements in a desperate attempt to find her. In doing so, they learn that her work in Greece had strayed well beyond the remit of her NGO…Had Audrey been on the edge of exposing a dangerous secret at the heart of the refugee crisis – one that ultimately put a target on her own back?No Place of Refuge is a highly topical, moving mystery in which Khan sensitively exposes the very worst and best of humanity. Fans of the series will love this latest instalment.

    No Place Of Refuge
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    A Deadly Divide

    • 320 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
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    In the aftermath of a mass shooting in a mosque, small town tensions run high. Clashes between the Muslim community and a local faction of radical white nationalists are escalating, but who would have motive and opportunity to commit such a devastating act of violence? Detectives Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty from Canada's Community Policing Unit are assigned to this high profile case and tasked to ensure the extremely volatile situation doesn't worsen. But when leaked CCTV footage exposes a shocking piece of evidence, both sides of the divide are enraged. As Khattak and Getty work through a mounting list of suspects, they realise there's far more going on in this small town than anyone first thought...

    A Deadly Divide