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Vengeance: The Khan 2
By (Author) Saima Mir
Oneworld Publications
Point Blank
1st October 2024
6th June 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
Fiction: mashup
Legal systems: judges and judicial powers
823.92
Hardback
320
Width 146mm, Height 225mm, Spine 28mm
Jia Khan must fight to stay on top when secrets from the past are revealed. Thebrilliant, tension-filled follow-up to the bestselling TimesandGuardianCrime Novel of the Year.
'Unputdownable, unflinching and timely.' Erin Kelly
For two years, Jia Khan has been running her late fathers organised crime business in the north of England. So far, her authority has remained unchallenged, but now things are beginning to unravel.
When she finds her fathers notebook recounting his arrival from Pakistan in the 1970s, it awakes an old family feud that could have devastating repercussions for Jia. And worst of all, one of her staff lies brutally slain, his corpse displayed provocatively in her garden despite her sophisticated security.
Someone is getting dangerously close. Could there be a traitor in Jia Khans trusted inner circle
'Propulsive... Ariveting second outing for the Khan.'Vaseem Khan
Praise for The Khan:
A fascinating glimpse into a world rarely portrayed in fiction.Guardian, best crime and thrillers
A once-in-a-generation crime thriller. AA Dhand, author ofStreets of Darkness
Bold, addictive and brilliant. Stylist, best fiction 2021
This peerless series marries gangland grit and family warmth, wisdom and folly, loyalty and change, history and now. An underworld must-read. Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal
'Unforgettable... In Jia Khan, we are given the Muslim heroine missing for so long in popular culture. Clever, cool and calculating, shes every bit as mesmerising as Michael Corleone.'Kia Abdullah, author ofTake It Back
The explosive return of Jia Khan. Vengeance gives you everything you want in a thriller. A riveting, complex and tension filled sequel. Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw Man
'Im just speechless and spellbound by Saima Mirs brilliant follow up to The Khan.It is an incredibly rare occurrence for a sequel to be as good as or better than the original. Saima Mir'sVengeance not only lives up to its predecessor's reputation but equals it.'Surjit Reads and Recommends
Saima Mir has written forThe Times,GuardianandIndependent. Her essay forIt's Not About The Burqa(Picador) appeared inGuardian Weekendand received over 250,000 hits online in two days. She has also contributed to the anthologyThe Best, Most Awful Job: Twenty Writers Talk Honestly About Motherhood. Saima grew up in Bradford and now lives in London.