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You Don't Know Me

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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

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

The defendant's narrative is beguiling, philosophical, vulnerable

An eye-opening, slick and compulsive thriller with an important message and unique writing

Adam Deacon, actor, writer, rapper, director, star of

Timely, tense and original... Written with gritty authenticity, this is compelling and important

Timely, tense and original . . . Written with gritty authenticity, this is compelling and important

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

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 * * * * *

The gripping courtroom thriller as seen on Netflix

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 terrible 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?

**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 
 
________ 
 
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 
 
________ 
 
***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

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

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