Ausma Zehanat Khan, Blood Betrayal

“This is the second in a fantastic new series set in Colorado featuring Detective Inaya Rahman, a Muslim woman running from her fears and finding herself in Blackwater Falls, a small conservative town quaking with change. Her unit is brought into the fray when a young black graffiti artist is killed, while in nearby Denver a drug raid goes bad, killing a young Latino teen; two seemingly disparate incidents that spark street protests that spread the police thin. Nothing is as it seems and Inaya finds herself walking a thin line as she seeks the truth amongst all the backlash of misguided biases that threaten to derail her investigation. Chock-a-block full of excellent characters, convoluted relationships, and plots that will leave you grasping at air, this is a series to keep an eye on.” — Pete Mock