I Know What I Saw - Imran Mahmood

'Unforgettable ... A searing take-down of privilege, our unequal society and indeed of traditional crime whodunnits' GILLIAN MCALLISTER

'A mesmerising thriller - don't miss this one' T. M. LOGAN
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A woman strangled in a Mayfair flat.  A man fleeing the scene, Xander Shute saw it all - but the police won't believe someone who lives on the streets.  Determined to find justice for the murdered woman, Xander searches for answers.  But as his recollection of the crime comes under increasing scrutiny, he is forced to confront other memories, including those from his long-buried, troubled, wealthy past.

How much will he risk to understand the brutal truth?

'Mahmood gets deep into the psychology of a damaged man in this unusual novel, and the ending is like a blow to the gut' SUNDAY TIMES

'A tense literary thriller about the lies we persist in telling ourselves and our inability to escape our damaged pasts - packed with moments of pathos and unexpected humour' SARAH VAUGHAN

Imran Mahmood is a practicing barrister with thirty years’ experience fighting cases in courtrooms across the country.  His previous novels have been highly critically acclaimed: You Don’t Know Me was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club choice, Goldsboro Book of the Month and was shortlisted for the Glass Bell Award; both this and I Know What I Saw were longlisted for Theakston Crime Novel of the Year and the CWA Gold Dagger.

You Don’t Know Me was also made into a hugely successful BBC1 adaptation in association with Netflix.  When not in court or writing novels or screenplays he can sometimes be found on the Red Hot Chilli Writers’ podcast as one of their regular contributors.  He hails from Liverpool but now lives in London

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