Varietats: The Language Of Secrets by Ausma Zehonat Khan

"But her words were taking Khattak down a familiar road, through conversations with members of the mosque, through regrets and choices made, through countless lost opportunities. Times he should have spoken up, questions he should have asked, challenging others to an ethical reading of scripture in lieu of the tropes of dogma."

Esa Khattak is trying to discover the truth about the murder of his old friend. As we start reading the story we will know that they haven't been in contact for the last years but both of them expected to recover their friendship. The loss for Esa is more painful that if it would had been of a dear friend. So, when the bosses ask him that instead of investigating the murder to simply make a charade to keep the family calm, he will have to break a few rules to discover the killer. Lucky for him, he will have the help of his partner Rachel Getty that will have to infiltrate in a terrorist cell to uncover the truth.

Rachel will have to discover who really killed Mohsin Dar, Esa's friend, and try to unravel where will be the bomb attack and who will participate.

This will not be an easy case for Esa, he will have to face political consequences, maybe even being degraded when he starts discovering the truth... Not everyone likes him, and jealousy and power are always involved in the high circles.

Not just the mystery had me glued on this story but the characters and all the surroundings of the islamic people, something for me totally unknown but delightful to discover.

This book has made me think about the motives to kill; it has not to be an easy decision to make, because sometimes is not for money or vengeance, simply to protect and be loved...

It was a pleasure reading Arabic poetry, something totally new for me, but it was deep and interesting to take a deeper look to it. But at the same time we have to remember that poetry (and reading in general) has a different meaning to every person who reads it.