Blackwater Falls

The horrifying death and crucifixion of a Muslim teen in Blackwater Falls, CO, calls for investigation by the Community Outreach Unit of the Denver Police Department. Lieutenant Waqas Seif and Detective Inaya Rahman are dispatched to the outlying town, where they encounter hate and bigotry from a variety of groups. They also learn of the disappearance of two Black teens from the immigrant community. Was this retribution for union organizing? Are the disappearances and the murder linked? Harassment by a Christian biker gang tied to an evangelical megachurch complicates the investigation. Solemnly narrated by Fareeda Pasha, Khan’s (A Deadly Divide) gripping series opener addresses racial tension, religious extremism, police corruption and violence, and corporate greed. Pasha gives voice to Khan’s intriguing characters, eloquently embodying Rahman, who struggles to balance her role as a Muslim woman with her duties as a police investigator.