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LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER 2021THRILLERS OF THE MONTH - ObserverBEST CRIME FICTION, SEPT 2020 - The Times'BRUTAL, SHOCKING AND FUNNY' - M. W. Craven'A STONE COLD HIT! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED' - Adam Hamdy'A RIOTOUS BELTER OF A BOOK' - Abir Mukherjee'A BONE-CRUNCHING CRIME THRILLER' - James Swallow'A FAST AND FIERCE THRILL RIDE' - Chris WhitakerSet in the heart of West London's Asian community, this is the latest instalment in the unmissable ZAQ & JAGS series . . . . Trying - and failing - to keep his head down and to stay out of trouble, ex-con Zaq Khan agrees to help his best friend, Jags, recover a family heirloom, currently in the possession of a wealthy businessman. But when Zaq's brother is viciously assaulted, Zaq is left wondering whether someone from his own past is out to get revenge.
About the Author
Amer Anwar grew up in West London. After leaving college he had a variety of jobs, including; warehouse assistant, comic book lettering artist, driver for emergency doctors and chalet rep in the French Alps. He eventually settled into a career as a creative artworker/graphic designer and spent the next decade and a half producing artwork, mainly for the home entertainment industry. Not having written any fiction since about the age of 12, but still dreaming of one day writing a novel, Amer started taking writing classes in the evenings. This led on to a graduate certificate and then an MA in Creative Writing, both from Birkbeck, University of London. By this time he had begun work on a novel and decided to enter the opening chapters to the prestigious CWA Debut Dagger competition for the best unpublished novel, in order to receive his first rejection on the road to publication. To his complete amazement, he won the actual award. It took him another eight years, however, to finish the novel and then a further two to get published. His critically acclaimed debut, Brothers in Blood, a fast-paced crime thriller set in west London, was picked by both the Times and the Guardian as one of their books of the year. The eagerly awaited follow-up, Stone Cold Trouble, again featuring ex-con Zaq Khan and his best friend Jags, will be published in September 2020. You can find out more about Amer at or on social media -Twitter - @ameranwarFacebook - ameranwar. authorInstagram - ameranwar_author
