I Know What I Saw

Imran is a practicing barrister with almost 30 years' experience fighting cases in court. He hails from Liverpool but now lives in London with his wife and daughters. His debut novel You Don't Know Me was chosen by Simon Mayo as a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice for 2017 and longlisted for Theakston crime novel of the year and for the CWA Gold Dagger, and is currently being adapted for screen in four parts. When not in court or writing novels he can sometimes be found on the Red Hot Chilli Writers' podcast as one of the regular contributors.@imranmahmood777

'Mahmood is most definitely one to watch' DAILY EXPRESS'A thrilling new voice in crime fiction' TIM WEAVERI saw it. He smothered her, pressing his hands on her face. The police don't believe me, they say it's impossible - but I know what I saw.This is Xander Shute: once a wealthy banker, now living on the streets.As he shelters for the night in an empty Mayfair flat, he hears its occupants returning home, and scrambles to hide as the couple argue. Trapped in his hiding place, he soon finds himself witnessing a vicious murder.But who was the dead woman, who the police later tell him can't have been there? And why is the man Xander saw her with evading justice?As Xander searches for answers, his memory of the crime comes under scrutiny, forcing him to confront his long-buried past and the stories he's told about himself.How much he is willing to risk to understand the brutal truth?

A smart, contemporary literary thriller from critically-acclaimed author Imran Mahmood - one of the genre's most striking new voices

A high-profile BBC1 adaptation of Imran's debut is in development, written by Tom Edge (Strike, Judy, The Crown) and produced by Oscar and BAFTA winner Ruth Kenley-Letts.