*The Sunday Times top ten bestseller**A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month*Get hooked on this year’s most addictive thrillerIs revenge the most lethal dose of all?‘Without a doubt the best crime thriller I’ve read this year … A story of loyalties and desperation. A brilliant read’ Reader review ?????'A. A. Dhand is masterful within the gangland genre. He grabs the reader’s attention from the start and we remain gripped to the end' Reader review ?????‘The Chemist is absolutely compelling inventive and original … Simply brilliant. State of the art British Crime fiction. Read it as soon as you can!’ Reader review ?????* * * *Local pharmacist and pillar of the community Idris Khan spends his days doling out methadone to the hundreds of addicts in his care. They trust Idris with their secrets and so he knows more than his mild manner suggests. So when his childhood sweetheart Rebecca doesn't turn up for her daily methadone dose Idris is worried. Worried enough to go looking for her in the most deprived area of Leeds alone.The mess Idris finds catapults him into the middle of a turf war between the two most powerful drug cartels in Yorkshire. Now he must use every bit of intelligence and cunning he has to keep those he loves safe.Because a war is on the way. And when Idris goes after his enemies they won't see him coming.* * * * Praise for A. A. Dhand:‘Dark daring and utterly propulsive … blurs the lines between hero and villain’ Kia Abdullah author of Those People Next Door‘Terrific … dispensing thrills and tension from start to finish’ Trevor Wood author of The Man on the Street‘Gritty dark and visceral … If I read a better book in the next year it's probably because I've read this one twice’ Neil Lancaster author of Dead Man’s GraveIn the world of thrillers A. A. Dhand's latest novel stands out. Idris a father and medical professional is thrust into a dangerous adventure where his intelligence is his only ally.For fans of Tim Sullivan (The Patient) Michael Connelly (The Night Fire) Ed James (The Turning of our Bones) Denzil Meyrick (Last Orders) and Simon Mason (The Case of the Lonely Accountant).HarperCollins 2025
