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* Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2022 *

'Abdullah's legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt' Sunday Times Crime Club

'An enthralling, heartbreaking and thrilling courtroom drama that had me shouting out loud and gripped until the last page' Nadine Matheson, author of…

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1 author picked Next of Kin as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Splendidly paced and superbly written, with surprise after surprise. In my own writing, I call this planting little bombs that go off along the way.

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