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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND NPR“Stunning not only on account of the author’s talent, of which there is clearly plenty, but also in its humanity.” —New York Times Book Review (cover)Sent back to his birthplace—Lahore’s notorious red-light district—to hush up the murder of a girl, a man finds himself in an unexpected reckoning with his past.Not since childhood has Faraz returned to the Mohalla, in Lahore’s walled inne...

Sent back to his birthplace - Lahore's notorious red-light district - to hush up the murder of a child prostitute, a man finds himself in an unexpected reckoning with his past.Not since childhood has Faraz returned to the Mohalla, in Lahore's walled inner city, where women still pass down the profession of courtesan to their daughters. But he still remembers the day he was abducted from the home he shared with his mother and sister there, at t...

A spellbinding debut set in Pakistan during the political upheavals of the late '60s - a propulsive tale of family, secrets and survival in a caste-ridden, patriarchal society.

A spellbinding debut set in Pakistan during the anarchic years of Bhutto's rise to power - a multi-layered and propulsive tale of family, secrets and survival in a corrupt, patriarchal society.For the first time since childhood, Faraz Ali returns to Lahore's ancient walled city and its red-light district - the home he was plucked from by his father, to give him a chance at respectability. Now a police officer, he's been tasked with covering up...

A spellbinding debut set in Pakistan during the anarchic late '60s - a multi-layered tale of family, identity and the politics of power in a caste-ridden society.

Sent back to his birthplace-Lahore's notorious red-light district-to hush up the murder of a child prostitute, a man finds himself in an unexpected reckoning with his past.Not since childhood has Faraz returned to the Mohalla, in Lahore's walled inner city, where women still pass down the profession of courtesan to their daughters. But he still remembers the day he was abducted from the home he shared with his mother and sister there, at the d...

When highly decorated war hero, Colonel Tariq joins the intelligence agency, his rise to the top seems assured. But in his first case he discovers a CIA agent has killed a young prostitute and a diplomatic crisis erupts.