Truth Be Told: the most thrilling, suspenseful, shocking and gritty crime fiction book of 2021

Bold and brave, shocking and heartfelt, Kia Abdullah handles this story with such skill and empathy, yet builds the tension toward the kind of jaw dropping turn that had me gasping aloud. A very special book from a very special author Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month We Begin at the EndAbdullahs legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt Sunday Times Crime ClubVividly examines some of the issues that shape (and deform) society . . . A gritty, extremely hardhitting drama Adele Parks, Platinum magazineA 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 allboys 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 its only the beginningPowerful, explosive and important, Truth Be Told is a contemporary courtroom drama that vividly captures todays 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 iBrave, compelling and absolutely riveting A A Dhand, bestselling author of Streets of DarknessGripping, sensitive, nuanced and heartbreaking, it will stay with you long after you read it Roz Watkins, author of Cut to the BoneTense, harrowing and brilliantly written. A powerful story Khurrum Rahman, author of East of HounslowAn excellent and intelligent novel The Literary ReviewA deeply profound and thoughtprovoking read Heat