*The Sunday Times top ten bestseller**A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month** Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger CWA award! ******Is revenge the most lethal dose of all?‘Without a doubt the best crime thriller I’ve read this year … A story of loyalties and desperation. A brilliant read’ R...

A detective rings the doorbell in the middle of the night.He wants to ask Jack Baxi some questions. Jack fears the police have come to arrest him. But things quickly take a darker, more violent turn.He isn't here to solve a crime.Because soon Jack is tortured and left for dead, with a young woman he's never met before.He's here to commit a murder.Now, running for their lives, Jack and Aisha set out on a...

'A character destined for television.' - Daily Mail'High octane drama from one of Britain’s freshest crime voices.' - Phil Williams, BBC Radio Five liveIt is an ordinary Yorkshire morning, cold and miserable.The streets are not yet busy. Police cars hurriedly pull up in the centre of town, but none of their lights are flashing and the sirens are silent.A body has been found, elaborately and painstakingly po...

'A story as fresh as today’s newspaper headlines — and all the more potent for being so' Mail on SundayAnswering a routine call on the outskirts of the city, Detective Inspector Harry Virdee finds something he never thought he’d have to face – the cold body of his beloved niece.He’s immediately banned from working the case, but there’s no way Harry can walk away while the monster who killed his flesh and blood is still walking the streets. But befo...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA STEEL DAGGER 2020If Luther was set in Bradford...The government is firm, it does not negotiate with terrorists. But Detective Harry Virdee's wife has been taken hostage. He can see only one way out.'One of the most multi-layered policemen to have appeared in recent years' Mail on SundayIMMINENT SECURITY ALERT, LEAVE CITY PARK IMMEDIATELY.DCI Harry Virdee has just enoug...

'One of the most multi-layered policemen to have appeared in recent years.' - Mail on SundayDetective Inspector Harry Virdee has a lot on his plate. His team is facing government cuts, tensions are building between Bradford’s two rival drugs gangs and his wife Saima is due to give birth any day now.So when bodies start turning up in the old industrial district, the pressure is on to get the case wrapped up as quickly as possible, or risk a full-sca...

A gripping detective thriller, now a Major BBC TV series, starring Game of Thrones actor Staz Nair.‘Outstanding – relentless, multi-layered suspense’ Lee Child‘Fearless’ Sunday Times‘Tense’ ObserverIt is an ordinary Yorkshire morning, cold and miserable.The streets are not yet busy. Police cars hurriedly pull up in the centre of town, but none of their lights are fl...

Luther meets The Wire, this is the first Detective Harry Virdee novel'Outstanding - relentless, multi-layered suspense and real human drama make this a crime debut to relish' Lee ChildThe sky over Bradford is heavy with foreboding. It always is. But this morning it has reason to be - this morning a body has been found. And it's not just any body.Detective Harry Virdee should be at home with his wife. Impending fath...

Brought to you by Penguin.If Luther was set in Bradford...The government is firm, it does not negotiate with terrorists. But Detective Harry Virdee's wife has been taken hostage. He can see only one way out.'One of the most multi-layered policemen to have appeared in recent years' Mail on SundayIMMINENT SECURITY ALERT, LEAVE CITY PARK IMMEDIATELY.DCI Harry Virdee has just enough time to get ...

*The Sunday Times top ten bestseller**A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month** Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger CWA award! ******Is revenge the most lethal dose of all?‘Without a doubt the best crime thriller I’ve read this year … A story of loyalties and desperation. A brilliant read’ R...

**Brought to you by Penguin.Now a major BBC series, starring Game of Thornes actor Staz Nair.**It is an ordinary Yorkshire morning, cold and miserable.The streets are not yet busy. Police cars hurriedly pull up in the centre of town, but none of their lights are flashing and the sirens are silent.A body has been found, elaborately and painstakingly positioned to send a message. But what message? And to who?It’s DCI Harry Virdee’s job to find...

Brought to you by Penguin.The last thing Jack Baxi expected when a detective rang his doorbell in the middle of the night was that he'd be tortured and left for dead, with a young woman he's never met before.Now, running for their lives, Jack and Aisha frantically try to discover why the detective was so convinced they both have information on a missing person. Jack is a Sikh corner shopkeeper with a criminal record. Aisha is a Muslim medical student from a...