Imran Mahmood Libri

Timely, tense and original . . . Written with gritty authenticity, this is compelling and important Heat

I saw it. He smothered her, pressing his hands on her face. The police don't believe me, they say it's impossible - but I know what I saw.Xander Shute - once a wealthy banker, now living on the streets - shelters for the night in an empty Mayfair flat. When he hears the occupants returning home, he scrambles to hide. Trapped in his hiding place, he hears the couple argue, and he soon finds himself witnessing a vicious murder.But who was the dead woman, who the police later tell him can't have been there? And why is the man Xander saw her with evading justice?As Xander searches for answers, his memory of the crime comes under scrutiny, forcing him to confront his long-buried past and the stories he's told about himself.How much he is willing to risk to understand the brutal truth?

Longlisted for the 2023 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award'A thoroughly compulsive ticking-clock thriller' TM LOGAN'The very definition of a compulsive page-turner' CHRIS WHITAKER_______________I didn't kill her. Trust me... When Amy Blahn died on a London rooftop, Layla Mahoney was there. Layla was holding her. But all she can say when she's arrested is that 'It was Michael. Find Michael and you'll find out everything you need to know.'The problem is, the police can't find him - they aren't even sure he exists.Layla knows she only has forty-eight hours to convince the police that bringing in the man she knows only as 'Michael' will clear her name and reveal a dangerous game affecting not just Amy and Layla, but her husband Russell and countless others.But as the detectives begin to uncover the whole truth about what happened to Amy, Layla will soon have to decide: how much of that truth can she really risk being exposed?_______________'A relentless, absorbing thriller' JANICE HALLETT'I loved every single page!' GILLIAN MCALLISTER

'A heart-stopping thriller, a heartfelt mystery' CHRIS WHITAKER 'A clever, chilling thriller that is also unexpectedly moving' SHARI LAPENA 'Kept me guessing until the very end' IAN RANKIN 'Incredible plotting and devastatingly good writing' THE SECRET BARRISTER Sophie King is missing. Her parents, Harry and Zara, are distraught; for the last seventeen years, they've done everything for their beloved only daughter and now she's gone. The police have no leads, and Harry and Zara are growing increasingly frantic, although they are both dealing with it in very different ways. Increasingly obsessed with their highly suspicious neighbour who won't open the door or answer any questions, they are both coming to the same conclusion. If they want answers, they're going to have to take the matter into their own hands. But just how far are they both prepared to go for the love of their daughter? 'Powerfully and brilliantly written' VASEEM KHAN 'Pure brilliance' JANICE HALLETT 'Wow, what an ending!' C. L. TAYLOR 'An astonishingly twisty tale of despair, deception and desperation' LIZ NUGENT An Observer Thriller of the Month

Je přece snadné rozlišit mezi správným a špatným, ne? Uslyšíte přesvědčivou pravdu. Teď je na vás, abyste rozhodli ... Nejmenovaný obžalovaný byl obviněn z vraždy. Těsně před závěrečnou řečí mladík propustí svého právníka a rozhodne se pronést řeč sám. Říká, že jeho advokát mu poradil, aby si některé věci nechal pro sebe, protože jeho pravdu nikdo nepochopí, natož aby jí uvěřil. Ale teď si myslí, že jestli má jít na zbytek života do vězení, musí tu pravdu říct. Existuje osm nezvratných důkazů proti němu. Mluví k nám a jeho život je v našich rukou. My, čtenáři - členové poroty - musíme mít otevřenou mysl, dokud svůj příběh nedopoví. Jeho obhajoba vyvolává řadu otázek, ale na konci zbyde jediná. Udělal to?