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Praise for I Know What I Saw

Praise for I Know What I Saw

‘Gripping and utterly immersive. Mahmood is a master storyteller’ Will Dean

‘Mahmood gets deep into the psychology of a damaged man in this unusual novel, and the ending is like a blow to the gut’ Sunday Times

‘I didn’t think Mahmood could top You Don’t Know Me but he most certainly has. A searing take-down of privilege, our unequal society and indeed of traditional crime whodunnits’ Gillian McAllister

‘Clever, mercilessly addictive and deeply thought-provoking, I Know What I Saw blends a dynamite plot with heartfelt characterisation. Wonderful’ Chris Whitaker

‘What an astonishing voice Imran has created for Xander, at once intelligent, resourceful and yet also deeply flawed’ James Oswald

‘Intelligent, imaginative and meticulously plotted, this is an author at the top of his game’ M. W. Craven

‘Heart-wrenching and jaw-dropping, I held my breath until the final word’ Holly Seddon

‘Mahmood, following his innovative, breakout hit, You Don’t Know Me, once again delivers a twisting narrative full of surprises and blind alleys’ Vaseem Khan

‘Smart, atmospheric, poignant, and will keep you hooked’ Saima Mir

‘The violent narrative inexorably grips the attention … it’s the examination of the mental state of his intelligent protagonist caught in a downward spiral that affirms his talent.’ Financial Times

‘Elegantly constructed, educational, involving and moving, this is a terrific novel’ Literary Review

‘A tense literary thriller about the lies we persist in telling ourselves and our inability to escape our damaged pasts – packed with moments of pathos and unexpected humour’ Sarah Vaughan

‘Mahmood has a rare gift for combining hypnotic prose with a page-turning pace. A gripping and beautiful read’ Ayisha Malik

‘I Know What I Saw consolidates [Mahmood’s] position as an unpredictable crime writer able to tell a complex fast-paced story and keep readers hooked’ Eastern Eye

‘You won’t put it down until you know the truth’ Tony Kent

IMRAN MAHMOOD is a practising barrister with thirty years’ experience fighting cases in courtrooms across the country. 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 for 2017 and longlisted for Theakston Crime Novel of the Year and for the CWA Gold Dagger, and was made into a hugely successful BBC1 adaptation association with Netflix. He has been commissioned to write three screenplays and is working on his next novel. When not in court or writing novels or screenplays he can sometimes be found on the Red Hot Chilli Writers’ podcast as one of the regular contributors. I Know What I Saw is his second novel.

@imranmahmood777

By the Same Author

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

You Don’t Know Me

Dedication Page

To Dad (Poppy)

Without you, the world still turns but it turns more slowly and in much less light.

I miss you