Palestinian characters
Ausma Zehanat Khan on Oppression, Rage, and Crafting a Palestinian Detective
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Ausma Zehanat KhanAt its heart, Blood Betrayal is a novel about fathers and how they shape our sense of belonging. Two separate police shootings take place in the novel: that of Duante Young, a Black graffiti artist, and the killing of Mateo Ruiz, a gifted Latino musician who is shot during a drug raid. As my detectives,…