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The Outsider
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The Outsider

Written by Chris Culver

Narrated by Peter Ganim

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

Ash Rashid stands alone. A 12-year veteran of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and one of the few Muslim-Americans on the force, he's unafraid of bending the rules in the pursuit of justice. But now Ash wants out. He's finished law school and is aiming to become a prosecutor. The last thing he wants is to become embroiled in a new homicide investigation.

That changes when he hears that the mother of one of his daughter's friends was murdered in front of her home – a crime that members of his department would seemingly rather ignore than investigate. Ash launches an inquiry and quickly becomes entangled in a case involving a dangerous mix of election-year politics, crime, and street justice. And what he finds may have repercussions for the entire city....

A Hachette Audio production.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 7, 2013
ISBN9781619696495
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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This is the second in a detective series featuring Detective Sergeant Ash Rashid of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Ash is a Muslim, and the author does a nice job of adding aspects of Ash’s faith into the background of the story. Of course, Ash wouldn’t be a fictional detective without having a penchant for drinking, in spite of the fact that consumption of intoxicants is generally forbidden in the Qur’an. But with the horrible things Ash has seen on the job, alcohol is the only thing he has found to chase away the nightmares.This story begins with a hit-and-run involving the mother of the best friend of Ash’s daughter. Ash gets a tip that the hit was a homicide rather than an accident, and endeavors to find out what really happened to Cassandra. In the process, he uncovers the possible involvement of dirty cops, and risks his own life in his effort to get justice for Cassandra.Discussion: Indiana has a growing Muslim population with a large presence in Indianapolis. And in fact, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is headquartered there, and the representative in Congress for Indiana’s 7th congressional district, André D. Carson, is a practicing Muslim. Not only does the background of The Outsider impart some of what it means to be of the Muslim faith, but the story also refers to the problems Muslims have experienced because of prejudice in this city (and undoubtedly in others). It is for these reasons that I appreciated the book. The prose can be trite and leaden, and often lacks subtlety. Nevertheless, I am happy to encounter a protagonist from a minority, and one who works hard to incorporate his beliefs into his daily life as much as he can, thus providing many readers with a glimpse into a different culture.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Ash Rashid is a devout Muslim police detective in the Indianapolis police department assigned to the prosecutor’s office. When the mother of his daughter’s friend is killed by a hit and run driver, he is somewhat “forced” to investigate by the suggestion of a local mobster, and finds that things just don’t add up. I enjoyed this novel because Ash is real. He is tried to practice his religion as he can and tries harder not to have a drink as you can see that he may have a problem with that. He also cares about people and is devoted to doing good and believing in his job. The further he digs into the case, the more intense it gets. I liked how it all played out. Not everybody wins.