Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.comID: 282950Title: Among the Ruins: A MysteryAuthor: Ausma Zehanat KhanNarrator: Peter GanimFormat: UnabridgedLength: 12:23:47Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-14-17Publisher: Macmillan AudioGenres: Thriller & Horror, Police Stories, International MysterySummary:From Ausma Zehanat Khan, the critically acclaimed author of The Unquiet Dead and The Language of Secrets,comes Among the Ruins, another powerful audiobook exploring the interplay of politics and religion, and the intensely personal ripple effects of one womans murder.On leave from Canadas Community Policing department, Esa Khattak is traveling in Iran, reconnecting with his cultural heritage and seeking peace in the countrys beautiful mosques and gardens. But Khattaks supposed break from work is cut short when hes 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 Irans notorious Evin prison, where shed been seeking the release of a well-known political prisoner. Khattak quickly finds himself embroiled in Irans tumultuous politics and under surveillance by the regime, but when the trail leads back to Zahras 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 Irans most famous dissidents. Historic letters, a connection to the Royal Ontario Museum, and a smuggling operation on the Caspian Sea are just some of the threads Rachel and Khattak begin unraveling, while the list of suspects stretches from Tehran to Toronto. But as Khattak gets caught up in the fate of Irans political prisoners, Rachel sees through to the heart of the matter: Zahras murder may not have been a political crime at all.Contact: [email protected]

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