Description
**AS SEEN ON NETFLIX**
A major BBC drama adapted for the screen by the team behind VIGIL, starring BAFTA-nominated Samuel Adewunmi
'A daring concept executed to perfection' LEE CHILD
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Only one question matters: did he do it?
'Superb character-driven fiction. Masterful' Guardian
A young man stands accused of murder. The evidence is overwhelming.
But at his trial, this man tells an extraordinary story.
It is about the woman he loves, who got into trouble. It's about how he risked everything to save her.
He swears he's innocent. But in the end, all that matters is this: do you believe him?
'Startlingly original, utterly compelling'
Daily Mail
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***A Radio 2 Book Club pick and the Telegraph's Best Crime Novels of the Year***
'Searing and heart-breaking, genre-bending . . . triumphantly reconfigures the traditional whodunnit into something remarkable' Ruth Ware
'Bold and original . . . a thrilling new voice in crime fiction' Tim Weaver
'A startlingly confident and deft debut' Tana French
'A dazzling debut - authentic, funny, sad, sympathetic. I was utterly gripped' Gillian McAllister
'Utterly compelling' Daily Mail
Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger
Longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year
A BBC adaptation, now available on Netflix:
'A propulsive thriller'
Telegraph
'A clever courtroom drama'
Independent
'A compelling, well-executed piece of telly'
Radio Times
Powerful, gripping and told in a stunning, authentic voice- this thriller is guaranteed to get people talking.
About the Author
Imran Mahmood is a practicing barrister with almost 30 years' experience fighting cases in court. He hails from Liverpool but now lives in London with his wife and daughters. His debut novel You Don't Know Me was chosen by Simon Mayo as a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice and longlisted for Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and for the CWA Gold Dagger, and has now been adapted into a four part drama series for the BBC. He is also the author of I Know What I Saw. When not in court or writing novels he can sometimes be found on the Red Hot Chilli Writers' podcast as one of the regular contributors.
@imranmahmood777
Reviews
A bold and original courtroom drama, You Don't Know Me heralds the arrival of a thrilling new voice in crime fiction * Tim Weaver, Sunday Times bestselling author of the David Raker series *
You'll never guess the ending * The Sun *
It's the voice that does it: edgy, conflicted, desperately urgent. A startlingly confident and deft debut
You've never read anything quite like this * Financial Times *
The defendant's narrative is beguiling, philosophical, vulnerable * Sunday Express *
An eye-opening, slick and compulsive thriller with an important message and unique writing * Kidulthood and Adulthood *
Timely, tense and original... Written with gritty authenticity, this is compelling and important * Heat *
Timely, tense and original . . . Written with gritty authenticity, this is compelling and important * Heat *
A daring concept executed to perfection, a hypnotic and authentic voice, and questions for us to answer as readers and people
A searing, heart-breaking, genre-bending crime novel that triumphantly reconfigures the traditional whodunnit into something remarkable * RUTH WARE *
You Don't Know Me is a brave debut by a barrister . . . an impressively original courtroom drama
A startlingly original courtroom drama . . . perfectly executed, gripping the reader from the first sentence with the defendant's unique voice and not letting go until a surprising twist at the end. Mahmood is most definitely one to watch * * * * * * Daily Express *
Book Information
ISBN 9781405927376
Author Imran Mahmood
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 277g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm
