'This couldn't be more topical if A. A. Dhand was handing you the freshly written pages as he watched the news. It's hugely exciting, too.' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express

A bomb detonates in Bradford's City Park.

When the alert sounds, DCI Harry Virdee has just enough time to get his son and his mother to safety before the bomb blows. But this is merely a stunt.

The worst is yet to come.

A new and aggressive nationalist group, the Patriots, have hidden a second device under one of the city's mosques. In exchange for the safe release of those at Friday prayers, the Patriots want custody of the leaders of radical Islamist group Almukhtaroon - the chosen ones.

The government does not negotiate with terrorists. Even when thousands of lives are at risk.

There is only one way out.

But Harry's wife is in one of those mosques. Left with no choice, Harry must find the Almukhtaroon, to offer the Patriots his own deal.

Because sometimes the only way to save lives, is to take them.

'One of the most multi-layered policemen to have appeared in recent years' Mail on Sunday

'An author to keep an eye on . . . Dhand is a fearless writer' Sunday Times

The Harry Virdee series- If Luther was set in Bradford.
Over one hundred mosques in the city, and a bomb has been planted under one of them. It is Friday prayers, the mosques are locked down. No one can leave. The city is under siege.

About the Author
A.A. Dhand was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired his Harry Virdee novels.

Reviews
This couldn't be more topical if A. A. Dhand was handing you the freshly written pages as he watched the news. It's hugely exciting, too. * Sunday Express *
I highly, highly recommend this brilliant Bradford-set thriller. Timely, and a compulsive page-turner. * Liz Nugent, author of LYING IN WAIT *



Book Information
ISBN 9781787631755
Author A. A. Dhand
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Bantam Press
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Weight(grams) 573g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 162mm * 33mm