Timely, tense and original . . . Written with gritty authenticity, this is compelling and important * Heat *
A daring concept executed to perfection, a hypnotic and authentic voice, and questions for us to answer as readers and people -- Lee Child
A searing, heart-breaking, genre-bending crime novel that triumphantly reconfigures the traditional whodunnit into something remarkable * RUTH WARE *
You Don't Know Me is a brave debut by a barrister . . . an impressively original courtroom drama
* The Times *
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 * * * * * * Daily Express *
You'll never guess the ending * The Sun *
It's the voice that does it: edgy, conflicted, desperately urgent. A startlingly confident and deft debut -- Tana French
You've never read anything quite like this -- Barry Forshaw * Financial Times *
The defendant's narrative is beguiling, philosophical, vulnerable * Sunday Express *
An eye-opening, slick and compulsive thriller with an important message and unique writing -- Adam Deacon, actor, writer, rapper, director, star of * Kidulthood and Adulthood *
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 *
This is an exciting first novel. To start with, it is highly original; what's more, it is cleverly plotted and convincingly written in a voice obviously not the author's own ... I was left admiring this novel. * Literary Review *
A must read for fans of Making a Murderer, Serial and those who like their crime fiction... edgy and provocative * Book Riot *
A dazzling debut - authentic, funny, sad, sympathetic. I was utterly gripped. Rich in understanding of human nature, acerbic on the rights and wrongs of the justice system * Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of Everything But the Truth *
A startlingly original debut from a criminal defence barrister, this story grabs from the very first sentence... utterly compelling throughout ... it is a stunning idea superbly executed * Daily Mail *
An original take on a courtroom drama that puts the reader in the position of the jury. Superb character-driven fiction. Masterful.
* Guardian *
[A] riveting debut ... the defendant's narrative voice is so beguiling - eloquent, cocky, philosophical and vulnerable -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Express *
The best psychological thrillers that should find a place on your reading list this summer * Fabulous Magazine Daily (The Sun) *
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 *
A dazzling debut - authentic, funny, sad, sympathetic. I was utterly gripped. Rich in understanding of human nature, acerbic on the rights and wrongs of the justice system -- Gillian McAllister * Sunday Times bestselling author of Everything But the Truth *
Timely, tense and original... Written with gritty authenticity, this is compelling and important * Heat *
