Ausma Zehanat Khan

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.

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

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.”

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)

Khorasan Archives series

• The Bloodprint (2017)

Awards

• Arthur Ellis Awards 2016 Best First Novel for The Unquiet Dead
• Barry Award (for crime novels) 2016 Best First Novel for The Unquiet Dead

Nominations

• Macavity Awards 2016 Best First Novel pour The Unquiet Dead