Ride or Die
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Ride or Die by Khurrum Rahman
What if your most deadly enemy is your closest ally? A brilliant thriller. Youd be mad not to buy this BEN AARONOVITCH His best thriller yetSUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUBPraise 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 Rahman’s 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 can’t help but root for too, there really is little not to like.’ James P, Netgalley
Praise for East of Hounslow:
‘A brilliant thriller. You’d be mad not to buy this.’
Ben Aaronovitch
‘Sweary, funny and, above all, an absolutely cracking thriller that you’ll tear through, this is the anti-James Bond that the 21st century needs’ Emerald Street
‘The story goes at a fine pace and Qasim is a nuanced, sympathetic protagonist’ Financial Times
'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 Nelson’s Colum…[a] superb and exciting debut novel' Telegraph
A ‘very funny, tense thriller…Think 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
Born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1975 Khurrum moved to England when he was one. He is a west London boy and now lives in Berkshire 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. His first two books in the Jay Qasim series, East of Hounslow and Homegrown Hero have been shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel and CWA John Creasey Debut Dagger.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008322458 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008322457 |
| Title | Ride or Die |
| Author | Khurrum Rahman |
| Series | Jay Qasim |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2021-05-13 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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