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Truth Be Told

Longlisted for The Diverse Book Awards 2021 `Bold and brave, shocking and heartfelt . . . A very special book from a very special author` Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month We Begin at the End `Abdullah`s legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt` Sunday Times Crime Club `Vividly examines some of the issues that shape (and deform) society . . . A gritty, extremely hard-hitting drama` Adele Parks, Platinum magazine `A masterpiece [and] a triumph . . . When you get to the final chapters, buckle up . . . She writes with such intelligence, research and compassion` Daily Record * * * * * ARE YOU READY TO START THIS CONVERSATION? Kamran Hadid feels invincible. He attends Hampton school, an elite all-boys boarding school in London, he comes from a wealthy family, and he has a place at Oxford next year. The world is at his feet. And then a night of revelry leads to a drunken encounter and he must ask himself a horrific question. With the help of assault counsellor, Zara Kaleel, Kamran reports the incident in the hopes that will be the end of it. But it`s only the beginning… Powerful, explosive and important, Truth Be Told is a contemporary courtroom drama that vividly captures today`s society. You will not stop thinking about it for a long time to come. * * * * * More praise for Truth Be Told: `The court scenes are pacy and atmospheric, and there is more than one unexpected twist` i `Brave, compelling and absolutely riveting` A A Dhand, bestselling author of Streets of Darkness `Tense, harrowing and brilliantly written. A powerful story` Khurrum Rahman, author of East of Hounslow `An excellent and intelligent novel` The Literary Review `A deeply profound and thought-provoking read` Heat