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Detective Aunty
Author: Uzma Jalaluddin
Overview
Named a Best Fiction Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, The Washington Post, Library Journal, The Globe and Mail, and the Chicago Public Library, this twisty, page-turning whodunnit follows Kausar Khan, a charming and tenacious widow who digs into the case when her grown daughter is suspected of murder. This is the first book in a cozy new detective series from the acclaimed author of Ayesha at Last.
Synopsis
After her husband’s unexpected death eighteen months ago, Kausar never thought she’d receive another heartbreaking phone call—until her thirty-something daughter, Sana, calls to say she has been arrested for killing the unpopular landlord of her clothing boutique. Determined to help her child, Kausar heads to Toronto for the first time in nearly twenty years, returning to the Golden Crescent suburb where she raised her children and where her daughter still lives.
Kausar soon finds that the thriving neighborhood she remembered has changed. The murder of Sana’s landlord is only the latest in a wave of local crimes that have gone unsolved. The facts of the case are troubling: Sana found the man dead in her shop at a suspiciously early hour, with a dagger from her windowfront display plunged into his chest. With her keen sense of observation and deep wisdom, honed over the years, Kausar senses there’s more to the story than her daughter is telling.
With the help of some old friends and her plucky teenage granddaughter, Kausar digs into the investigation to uncover the truth. Who better to pry answers from unwilling suspects than a meddlesome aunty? But as she digs deeper, even Kausar can’t predict the secrets, lies, and betrayals she will uncover along the way.
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