Brothers in Blood

Name: Brothers in Blood
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Amer Anwar
ISBN: 9781405541053

Author: Amer Anwar

Series: Zaq & Jags

Narrator: Homer Todiwala

Unabridged: 11 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Renegade Books

Published: 09/06/2018

Categories: Fiction, Drama, Mystery & Detective, Amateur Sleuth, Urban, Crime

Synopsis

THE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018

GUARDIAN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018

BOOKS IN THE MEDIA BEST CRIME BOOKS OF 2018

FEATURED ON CRIME TIME BEST OF THE YEAR 2018

WINNER OF THE CWA DEBUT DAGGER

'[A] brilliant debut' Sunday Times Crime Club

'A fresh and exciting new voice to the genre' Ann Cleeves

'Gritty, compelling and authentic' Daily Express

'Fascinating' CJ Carver

'Enjoyable. Fast-paced. Recommended.' Observer

'Raw! Authentic! The crime thriller that I've been waiting for' Khurram Rahman

'Terrific' The Times

'One of the best books I've read this year' The Crime Novel Reader

'Impressive, Brutal, Convincing' Mail on Sunday

'You won't be putting this book down' Hardeep Singh Kohli

'A satisfying slice of action-led crime . . . readers (will be) hooked from the off' Skinny

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THEY'RE NOT BOUND BY FAMILY. BUT A FAMILY COULD TEAR THEM APART.

Southall, West London. After being released from prison, Zaq Khan is lucky to land a dead-end job at a builders' yard. All he wants to do is keep his head down and put the past behind him.

But when Zaq is forced to search for his boss's runaway daughter, he quickly finds himself caught up in a deadly web of deception, murder and revenge.

With time running out and pressure mounting, can he find the missing girl before it's too late? And if he does, can he keep her - and himself - alive long enough to deal with the people who want them both dead?

About Amer Anwar

Amer Anwar grew up in West London. After leaving college he had a variety of jobs, including warehouse assistant, comic book lettering artist, a driver for emergency doctors and chalet rep in the French Alps. He eventually landed a job as a creative artworker/graphic designer and spent a decade and a half producing artwork, mainly for the home entertainment industry. He holds an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London and is a winner of the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on September 22, 2018

'Brothers in Blood' is Amer Anwar's debut British Asian thriller, the first book in the Zaq & Jags series and winner of the CWA Debut Dagger Award when previously published as 'Western Fringes'. I read 100's of books from the crime genre each year and can honestly say that this is one of the best i'......more

Goodreads review by Liz on August 20, 2017

I bloody loved this! What I have to say more? Well ok then but you asked for it. Western Fringes is the most fun (??!!??) I’ve had with a book in ages, a dark, violently (ironically) funny novel with a hugely distinct British Asian flavour, some immediately lovable (and the opposite!) characters, a st......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on September 22, 2018

Goodreads review by Raven on September 03, 2020

Winner of the CWA Debut Dagger Award, Brothers In Blood marks the start of an incredibly promising crime thriller writing career for Amer Anwar. This one of the most vibrant and edgy crime thrillers I have encountered for some time. From the very start of the book, I was completely immersed in the t......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on April 25, 2017

I would like to thank the author, Amer Anwar, for sending me a review copy of his debut novel, Western Fringes, a high octane tale set in the Asian community in Southall, London. Zaq is just out of prison and doing deliveries for a building firm owned by Mr Brar. One day he is called into the office......more

Quotes

[A] brilliant debut Sunday Times Crime Club

Tense and pacey . . . fast and furious' Guardian

A fresh and exciting new voice to the genre Ann Cleeves

Gritty, compelling and authentic, with an engaging hero and a hugely enjoyable plot Daily Express

Have never read anything so action-packed and tense! A fantastic read! Ausma Zehanat Khan

Enjoyable. Fast-paced. Recommended Observer

A sometimes violent, always excellent West London Asian crimer Daily Sport

Gritty, startlingly original and great fun Robert Bryndza

The finest story telling finds the epic in the intimate and the intimate in the epic. Brothers in Blood introduces new voices and new communities into the world of crime fiction...you won't be putting this book down Hardeep Singh Kohli

A damn good read that I found impossible to put down. When can I read the next one? CJ Carver