Motive

Born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1975, Khurrum moved to England when he was one. He is a west London boy and now lives in Berkshire with his wife and two sons.Khurrum is currently working as a Senior IT Officer but his real love is writing. His first two books in the Jay Qasim series, East of Hounslow and Homegrown Hero have been shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year and CWA John Creasey Debut Dagger.

Praise for the Jay Qasim series: ‘Thrilling and immersive …violence, love, humour and razor-sharp observation keep the pages turning’ Sunday Times Crime Club‘A timely addition to the new breed of socially committed British thrillers.’ Guardian‘A brilliant thriller. You’d be mad not to buy this.’Ben Aaronovitch‘Sweary, funny and, above all, an absolutely cracking thriller that you’ll tear through, this is the anti-James Bond that the 21st century needs’ Emerald Street'East of Hounslow, in which a young Muslim finds himself forced to become an MI5 plant in a group of jihadists, is as British as Nelson’s Colum…a superb and exciting debut novel' Telegraph‘A very funny, tense thriller…Think Four Lions meets Phone Shop’ Red