Ausma Zehanat Khan

Ausma Zehanat Khan grew up in Toronto and now lives in Denver, Colorado. She's a former adjunct law professor and former editor-in-chief of Muslim Girl magazine. She's the author of several crime fiction and fantasy novels. Her debut novel, The Unquiet Dead, won the Arthur Ellis award for best first novel. Her subsequent mystery novels include The Language of Secrets, Among the Ruins and A Dangerous Crossing. She is also the author of the fantasy series, The Khorasan Archives, which includes the books The Bloodprint and The Black Khan.

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Books by Ausma Zehanat Khan

Interviews with Ausma Zehanat Khan

Q16:23Author Ausma Khan fights stereotypes with a crime-fighting Muslim protagonist

Author Ausma Zehanat Khan aims to tackle stereotypes about Muslims in popular culture with The Language of Secrets, her latest mystery novel with a Muslim-Canadian protagonist.

The Next Chapter13:04Ausma Zehanat Khan on "The Language of Secrets"

The mystery novelist talks about her latest book.