Streets of Darkness
Jun 2016 · Random House
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Luther meets The Wire, this is the first Detective Harry Virdee novel
'Outstanding - relentless, multi-layered suspense and real human drama make this a crime debut to relish' Lee Child
The sky over Bradford is heavy with foreboding. It always is. But this morning it has reason to be - this morning a body has been found. And it's not just any body.
Detective Harry Virdee should be at home with his wife. Impending fatherhood should be all he can think about but he's been suspended from work just as the biggest case of the year lands on what would have been his desk. He can't keep himself away.
Determined to restore his reputation, Harry is obliged to take to the shadows in search of notorious ex-convict and prime suspect, Lucas Dwight. But as the motivations of the murder threaten to tip an already unstable city into riotous anarchy, Harry finds his preconceptions turned on their head as he discovers what it's like to be on the other side of the law...
Readers are gripped by Streets of Darkness:
***** 'Fast paced, this book kept me hooked the whole way through.'
***** 'A hard-hitting thriller that gets to the root of a city torn apart.'
***** 'I was hooked from the very first sentence. I can't wait to read more about this complex detective, his family and home town.'
Don't miss A. A. Dhand's heart-pounding new standalone thriller, The Blood Divide - out now!
'Outstanding - relentless, multi-layered suspense and real human drama make this a crime debut to relish' Lee Child
The sky over Bradford is heavy with foreboding. It always is. But this morning it has reason to be - this morning a body has been found. And it's not just any body.
Detective Harry Virdee should be at home with his wife. Impending fatherhood should be all he can think about but he's been suspended from work just as the biggest case of the year lands on what would have been his desk. He can't keep himself away.
Determined to restore his reputation, Harry is obliged to take to the shadows in search of notorious ex-convict and prime suspect, Lucas Dwight. But as the motivations of the murder threaten to tip an already unstable city into riotous anarchy, Harry finds his preconceptions turned on their head as he discovers what it's like to be on the other side of the law...
Readers are gripped by Streets of Darkness:
***** 'Fast paced, this book kept me hooked the whole way through.'
***** 'A hard-hitting thriller that gets to the root of a city torn apart.'
***** 'I was hooked from the very first sentence. I can't wait to read more about this complex detective, his family and home town.'
Don't miss A. A. Dhand's heart-pounding new standalone thriller, The Blood Divide - out now!
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4.2
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Phil Newton
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March 8, 2020
A A Dhand's debut novel is a compulsive read, which could set the scene for a successful crime series featuring the Asian Bradford detective, Harry Virdee. It is a little unnerving, however, to discover that my local pharmacist has such a lurid imagination.
Amanda Ludlow
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August 29, 2019
First book read by this author and oh my word I loved it read it in 2 days fast paced with every turn of the page im a fan now cant wait to read more.
Blaze Falconburger
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May 26, 2018
Excellent book! Excellent author!
About the author
A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.
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