Homegrown Hero — Khurrum Rahman

Shortlisted for the Crimefest Last Laugh Award and the Crimefest eDunnit Award 2019

‘As gripping and funny as his first thriller' Ben Aaronovitch

Reluctant spy. Trained assassin.
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?

JAY QASIM is back home in West London and in pursuit of normality. He's swapped dope-dealing for admin, and spends his free time at the local Muslim Community Centre or cruising around Hounslow in his beloved BMW. No-one would guess that he was the MI5 spy who foiled the most devastating terrorist attack in recent history.

But Jay's part in sabotaging Ghurfat-Al-Mudarris' hit on London didn't pass unnoticed.

IMRAN SIDDIQUI was trained to kill in Afghanistan by the terrorist cell who saved his life after his home was destroyed by war. The time has finally come for him to repay them â€" throwing him headlong into the path of Jay Qasim.

Now, they must each decide whose side they're really on.JAY QASIM is back home in West London and in pursuit of normality. He's swapped dope-dealing for admin, and spends his free time at the local Muslim Community Centre or cruising around Hounslow in his beloved BMW. No-one would guess that he was the MI5 spy who foiled the most devastating terrorist attack in recent history.

But Jay's part in sabotaging Ghurfat-Al-Mudarris' hit on London didn't pass unnoticed.

IMRAN SIDDIQUI was trained to kill in Afghanistan by the terrorist cell who saved his life after his home was destroyed by war. The time has finally come for him to repay them â€" throwing him headlong into the path of Jay Qasim.

Now, they must each decide whose side they're really on.

Readers love Homegrown Hero:

‘One of the best books I've read' Jeff

‘Had me on the edge of my seat' Hannah

‘An absolutely cracking story… which I found difficult to put down' Sid

‘A gripping, laugh out loud thriller' Elaine

‘Be warned once you start reading you are not going to want to put it down for anything' Fiona

‘The best read of the year' P.W.

‘I just couldn't put it down' E.M. Flynn

‘A wild ride of hilarity and horror â€" I spent the final pages reading madly and clutching my head' Liz

‘Addictive, funny and thrilling' Gary

About the author

Born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1975 Khurrum moved to England when he was one. He is a west London boy and now lives in Berkshire with his wife and two sons.

Khurrum is currently working as a Senior IT Officer but his real love is writing. He has a screenplay which has been optioned by a Danish TV producer but is now concentrating on novels.