Homegrown Hero (Jay Qasim, Book 2)

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Shortlisted for the Crimefest Last Laugh Award and the Crimefest eDunnit Award 2019

As gripping and funny as his first thriller Ben Aaronovitch

Reluctant spy. Trained assassin.
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON
JAY QASIM is back home in West London and in pursuit of normality. Hes swapped dope-dealing for admin, and spends his free time at the local Muslim Community Centre or cruising around Hounslow in his beloved BMW. No-one would guess that he was the MI5 spy who foiled the most devastating terrorist attack in recent history.

But Jays part in sabotaging Ghurfat-Al-Mudarris hit on London didnt pass unnoticed.

IMRAN SIDDIQUI was trained to kill in Afghanistan by the terrorist cell who saved his life after his home was destroyed by war. The time has finally come for him to repay them throwing him headlong into the path of Jay Qasim.

Now, they must each decide whose side theyre really on.

Make sure youve read all the books in the Jay Qasim series:
1. East of Hounslow
2. Homegrown Hero
3. Ride or Die

Readers love Homegrown Hero:

One of the best books Ive read Jeff

Had me on the edge of my seat Hannah

An absolutely cracking story which I found difficult to put down Sid

A gripping, laugh out loud thriller Elaine

Be warned once you start reading you are not going to want to put it down for anything Fiona

The best read of the year P.W.

I just couldnt put it down E.M. Flynn

A wild ride of hilarity and horror I spent the final pages reading madly and clutching my head Liz

Addictive, funny and thrilling Gary

Reviews

Praise for Homegrown Hero:

Thrilling and immersive violence, love, humour and razor-sharp observation keep the pages turning Sunday Times Crime Club

A timely addition to the new breed of socially committed British thrillers. Guardian

Brilliantly epic. Jay is now definitely one of my favourite fictional characters ever. Homegrown Hero is a wild ride of hilarity and horror I spent the final pages reading madly and clutching my head. lizlovesbooks.com

I thought that Khurrum Rahmans first novel, East Of Hounslow, was very good. Homegrown Hero is even better. An absolutely cracking story which is full of tension, extremely exciting and which I found difficult to put down. Absolutely excellent Sid N, Netgalley

I was gripped from start to finish. Elaine T, Netgalley

Nail biting With a splash of humour, a likeable protagonist, and a sympathetic antagonist you cant help but root for too, there really is little not to like. James P, Netgalley

Praise for East of Hounslow:

A brilliant thriller. Youd be mad not to buy this.
Ben Aaronovitch

Sweary, funny and, above all, an absolutely cracking thriller that youll tear through, this is the anti-James Bond that the 21st century needs Emerald Street

'East of Hounslow, in which a young Muslim finds himself forced to become an MI5 plant in a group of jihadists, is as British as Nelsons Colum[a] superb and exciting debut novel' Telegraph

A very funny, tense thrillerThink Four Lions meets Phone Shop
Red

As much a coming-of-age story as a full-on action thriller, East of Hounslow is thought-provoking and entirely gripping. Guardian

Builds to a heart-constricting climax Times Crime Club

Hilarious. Brilliant. So absorbing, you forget the rest of the world exists. Christine, Northern Crime

Author Bio

Born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1975 Khurrum moved to England when he was one. He is a west London boy and now lives in Wraysbury with his wife and two sons.Khurrum is currently working as a Senior IT Officer but his real love is writing. He has a screenplay which has been optioned by a Danish TV producer but is now concentrating on novels. This is his debut novel.