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Laury Silvers

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Author also writes as Jayne Green

Laury Silvers is a North American Muslim, raised in the United States but finally at home in Canada. She writes historical mysteries set in medieval Muslim lands and contemporary thrillers set in Toronto under the name "Jayne Green."

The Ghazi Ammar Medieval Mysteries are the spin-off series from The Sufi Mysteries Quartet. History moves into the background and mystery moves up front, Ammar and Zaytuna trade quips and solve crimes in medieval Baghdad.

The Toronto Thrillers, written under the name Jayne Green are emotionally layered and plot-twisty, and on the left side of things politically. No need to sell your emotional or political soul to enjoy a trashy thriller. Disgraced out now.

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Average rating: 4.26 · 351 ratings · 117 reviews · 17 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Lover (The Sufi Mysteri...

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The Jealous (The Sufi Myste...

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The Unseen (The Sufi Myster...

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The Peace (The Sufi Mysteri...

4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2023
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Some Justice: A Ghazi Ammar...

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Some Justice by Laury Silvers
"I was a little crestfallen when the Sufi mysteries ended but — guess what? — the quartet is now a quintet! Even though it’s branded as a whole new series, Some Justice takes over where The Peace left off. (But is readable on its own.) And, to make th" Read more of this review »
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"Oh my gosh, I discovered that this was written during Ramadan, a lovely Ramadan gift for me. How I didn’t find out sooner, I’ll never know. Very happy that there is a spinoff series and who better to learn more about then Amar. Honestly, he was my le" Read more of this review »
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A fascinating account of a sports reporter's obsession with tracking down a Cold War spy.

It's a bit meandering, not just because the investigation took decades, but because Skotte—although he is a diligent journalist (and that may be the real story
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My neighbour is not well, kind of long term, and she loves these kinds of books. It's not my thing, but now I'm reading some of them alongside her. This little one is so heartfelt. The author has a great sense of character and is able to evoke emotio ...more
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Part of my journey to write more accessible thrillers (under my aka Jayne Green) that will draw that elusive-to-me audience of white women from 18 to 89. Lapena wrote this when she lived around the corner, and even though she moved out ages ago, peop ...more
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Part of my reading to understand how people write thrillers for the "average" reader (under my aka Jayne Green), meaning that elusive white woman between the ages of 18 to 89. I get it. I read it in two days. I could not put it down, but I thought th ...more
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The Spare Key by Tessa Moretti
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Part of my project to read more thrillers to become a better thriller writer myself. I loved this teensy novella. It moved fast but did not sacrifice character depth. More, I found zero plot holes despite good twists (I suspected one, but the rest we ...more
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“But as sure as God is the Withholder”
Laury Silvers, The Lover

“Uncle Abu al-Qasim taught them all to hide their mystical states. They should speak so that outsiders would not understand. They should control themselves even when it was just them, especially during their remembrance ceremonies, the sama, when the music and poetry mystically transported them into the arms of the divine Beloved. But Uncle Nuri called for the seekers to speak the truth, whatever the consequences.”
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