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Blood Betrayal
Blood Betrayal | Ausma Zehanat Khan
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A complex and timely mystery, Blood Betrayal proves once again that Ausma Zehanat Khan is a writer at the peak of her powers. "Inaya is a fabulous character."--New York Times Book Review, "Editor's Choice" on Blackwater Falls In Blackwater Falls, Colorado, veteran police officer Harry Cooper is hot on the heels of some local vandals when the situation turns deadly: believing one of them has a gun, Harry opens fire and Duante Reed, a young Black man, is killed. The "gun" in his hands was a bottle of spray paint. Meanwhile, in nearby Denver, a drug raid goes south and a Latino teen, Mateo Ruiz, is also killed. Detective Inaya Rahman is all too familiar with the name of the young cop who has seemingly killed Mateo: Kelly Broda. Kelly is the son of the police officer John Broda, who led a violent attack on her when they were both in Denver. No one is more surprised than Inaya when John turns up on her doorstep, pleading for her help in proving the innocence of his son. With the Denver Police force spread thin between the two cases, protests on both sides of the cases begin. Inaya and her boss Lieutenant Waqas Seif have their work cut out for them to consider the guilt of the perpetrators and their victims. Harry was by all accounts an officer dedicated to the communities he served: was this shooting truly a terrible mistake? Duante was, to some, a street artist with no prior record, but to others, he was a vandal. Mateo was either in the wrong place at the wrong time, or a dangerous drug dealer. In either case, was lethal force truly necessary? Forced to reckon with her own prejudices and work through those of her colleagues around her, Inaya must discover the truth of what really happened on one fateful night in Blackwater Falls.
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Jolynne
Jolynne
Blood Betrayal | Ausma Zehanat Khan
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I read that police procedural is not so accurate in this book but being that I don‘t know police procedural I won‘t complain. In fact it is a timely tale of white supremacy and crooked cops (maybe).

Khan never disappoints.

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DGRachel
DGRachel
Blood Betrayal | Ausma Zehanat Khan
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It breaks my heart that I don‘t love this. Khan always writes about social justice/humanitarian issues and I love that her work pushes the reader to face these issues and confront their own biases. She tries to do too much in this one, though, hitting violence and prejudice against LGBTQ+, Latine, Black, and Brown communities, Islamophobia, Afghanistan, and Palestine, with the result that none of the issues get the attention they deserve.

DGRachel I‘ve read all of her books and she‘s been my favorite contemporary author for years, but this one? I could more easily believe it‘s a debut novel than her 12th. 6mo
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Monica5
Monica5
Blood Betrayal | Ausma Zehanat Khan
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Khan writes books that hit on hot topics in America. Her books are engrossing and makes me think about race issues. Two boys, a Latino and a African American, are shot one night at two different locations by the police. Inaya and the Community Response Unit are called in to investigate the African American case. She is soon asked by a past Chicago policeman to investigate the Latino killing. She works her boss where she can. ⬇️

Monica5
This is the second book in the Detective Inaya Rahman series. There was great character development from Blackwater Falls to this new book. The series take a look at faith, prejudice and fear. I think it's fear of the unknown that we actually fear and not the color of someones skin or their religion. Her books make you really think about the other cultures in our country and the world.

Tentative Publishing Date November 7, 2023

Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and Minotaur Books for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

#serieslove2023 #bookspinbingo 6mo
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suvata
suvata
Blood Betrayal | Ausma Zehanat Khan
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Expected publication date is November 7, 2023.

Fast paced • Reflective • Police procedural • 3 Stars

In Blackwater Falls, Colorado, veteran police officer Harry Cooper, believing Duante Reed, a young Black, has a gun opens fire killing Duante. He didn‘t have a gun, just a can of spray paint. In nearby Denver, a drug raid goes south and a Latino teen, Mateo Ruiz, is also killed. ⬇️

suvata ⬆️ Pakistani born Inaya Rahman and her boss Lieutenant Waqas Seif have to confront their own prejudices as they investigate the guilt of the perpetrators and their victims. Duante was, to some, a street artist with no prior record, but to others, he was a vandal. Mateo was either in the wrong place at the wrong time, or a dangerous drug dealer. In either case, was lethal force truly necessary? 7mo
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