Wow wow wow, Uzma Jalaluddin has outdone herself with this one! What a great book: a wonderful cast of fascinating characters, an excellent mystery plot that has too many threads to count, and a lovingly rendered Scarborough setting. 

An aunty newly widowed returns to Toronto after a decade and a half away following the death of her teenage son. This time, her daughter Sana is in trouble: the landlord of her plaza has been found murdered in her desi clothing store, but Sana as the obvious suspect doesn't add up. Here comes Kausar to take advantage of people underestimating her as just another nosy middle-aged aunty while she investigates.

Jalaluddin manages to smartly and smoothly integrate themes of gentrification, police incompetence/bias/immorality, grief, marriage/divorce in Muslim communities, friendship, and family. I absolutely loved this. It's as thoughtful as it page-turning. 

Standout audiobook performance by Deepti Gupta, who masterfully pulls off multiple accents and character voices.