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Detective Aunty : a novel / Uzma Jalaluddin.

Jalaluddin, Uzma, (author.).

Summary:

"When her grown daughter is suspected of murder, a charming and tenacious widow digs into the case to unmask the real killer in this twisty, page-turning whodunnit--the first book in a cozy new detective series from the acclaimed author of Ayesha at Last. After her husband's unexpected death eighteen months ago, Kausar Khan never thought she'd receive another phone call as heartbreaking--until her thirty-something daughter, Sana, phones to say that she's been arrested for killing the unpopular landlord of her clothing boutique. Determined to help her child, Kausar heads to Toronto for the first time in nearly twenty years. Returning to the Golden Crescent suburb where she raised her children and where her daughter still lives, Kausar finds that the thriving neighborhood she remembered has changed. The murder of Sana's landlord is only the latest in a wave of local crimes which have gone unsolved. And the facts of the case are troubling: Sana found the man dead in her shop at a suspiciously early hour, with a dagger from her windowfront display plunged in his chest. And Kausar--a woman with a keen sense of observation and deep wisdom honed by her years--senses there's more to the story than her daughter is telling. With the help of some old friends and her plucky teenage granddaughter, Kausar digs into the investigation to uncover the truth. Because who better to pry answers from unwilling suspects than a meddlesome aunty? But even Kausar can't predict the secrets, lies, and betrayals she finds along the way ... "-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781443472845 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 327 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: First Canadian edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2025]
Subject: Granddaughters > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Suspects (Criminal investigation) > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Women detectives > Fiction.
Toronto (Ont.) > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Cozy mysteries.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
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