Homegrown Hero, Khurrum Rahman
Homegrown Hero, Khurrum Rahman
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Homegrown Hero

Author: Khurrum Rahman

Narrator: Waleed Akhtar

Unabridged: 12 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ

Published: 01/28/2020


Synopsis

Shortlisted for the Crimefest Last Laugh Award and the Crimefest eDunnit Award 2019 ‘As gripping and funny as his first thriller’ Ben Aaronovitch JAY QASIM But Jay’s part in sabotaging Ghurfat-Al-Mudarris’ hit on London didn’t pass unnoticed. IMRAN SIDDIQUI Now, they must each decide whose side they’re really on. ‘One of the books I’ve read’ Jeff ‘Had me ’ Hannah ‘An cracking story… which I found difficult to put down’ Sid ‘A gripping, thriller’ Elaine ‘Be warned once you start reading you are for anything’ Fiona ‘The ’ P.W. ‘I just ’ E.M. Flynn ‘A ride of hilarity and horror – I spent the final pages reading madly and clutching my head’ Liz ‘, funny and thrilling’ Gary Reluctant spy. Trained assassin.WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? Readers love :

Reviews

Goodreads review by Khurram

Fighting your Destiny A great sequel, I enjoyed this book every bit as the first book. In the last book Jay was forced into a into a world hatred. Learning family secrets playing the cards life dealt him. In this book Jay has a much smaller role, but this is an opportunity to meet new characters. Al......more

Goodreads review by Sid

I thought that Khurrum Rahman’s first novel, East Of Hounslow, was very good. Home Grown Hero, its sequel, is even better. (Although you can read Home Grown Hero as a stand-alone novel, I would strongly recommend that you read East Of Hounslow first – things will mean far more to you.) We don’t actua......more

I have a new favourite author and his name is Khurrum Rahman. Homegrown Hero is one of the best thrillers I have ever read. It is one of the best stories I have ever read. I really am struggling to put my thoughts into words. I’m stunned by this book and how much it’s affected me not only upon finis......more

Goodreads review by Liz

Wow. This was epic. Brilliantly epic. So we met Jay in last year’s “East of Hounslow “ a novel I devoured with it’s heady mix of action, social issues,thrills and thought provoking realities. Jay, after reading Home Grown Hero, is now definitely one of my favourite fictional characters ever. Rightly......more


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Praise for Homegrown Hero: ‘Thrilling and immersive …violence, love, humour and razor-sharp observation keep the pages turning’ Crime Club ‘A timely addition to the new breed of socially committed British thrillers.’ ‘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 '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