Ausma Zehanat Khan

Ausma Zehanat Khan
Occupation Novelist
Nationality Canadian
Genre Crime fiction, Fantasy fiction
Notable awards Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, 2016
Barry Award for Best First Novel, 2016
Website
ausmazehanatkhan.com

Ausma Zehanat Khan is a Canadian novelist and author of crime and fantasy novels.

Biography

Khan holds a Ph.D. in International Human Rights Law with a research specialization in military intervention and war crimes in the Balkans. She received her LL.B. and LL.M. from the University of Ottawa, and her B.A. in English Literature and Sociology from the University of Toronto.[1]

Khan was the editor-in-chief of Muslim Girl magazine from 2007 until the magazine's closure.[2]

Khan published her first novel The Unquiet Dead in 2015; the book received "best first novel" accolades from both the Arthur Ellis Awards and the Barry Awards in 2016.

According to the Washington Post, "Throughout Getty and Khattak's solid and comprehensive investigation, Khan's talents are evident. This first in what may become a series is a many-faceted gem. It's a sound police procedural, a somber study of loss and redemption and, most of all, a grim effort to make sure that crimes against humanity are not forgotten."[3]

Works

Novels

Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak series

  • The Unquiet Dead (2015)
  • The Language of Secrets (2016)
  • Among the Ruins (2017)
  • A Death in Sarajevo (2017) (novella)
  • A Dangerous Crossing (forthcoming 2018)[4]

Khorasan Archives series

  • The Bloodprint (2017)

Honors and awards

Awards

Nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Bio". Ausma Zehanat Khan.
  2. ↑ Lara Spencer; Chris Wragge; Russ Mitchell (July 8, 2008). "Ausma Khan speaks about Muslim Girl magazine". CBS News Broadcast. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ausma Zehanat Khan's crime novel 'The Unquiet Dead' delves into sensitive terrain'". The Washington Post. January 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ "News". Ausma Zehanat Khan.
  5. ↑ "Arthur Ellis Awards". www.stopyourekillingme.com.
  6. ↑ "Barry Awards". www.stopyourekillingme.com.
  7. ↑ "Macavity Awards :: Mystery Readers International". mysteryreaders.org.
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