Next of Kin | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
A01=Kia Abdullah
accident
affair
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
allegation
asian
Author_Kia Abdullah
automatic-update
bame
british
Category1=Fiction
Category=FA
Category=FF
Category=FH
Category=FHP
Category=FHX
Category=FS
Category=FXS
characters
children
choices
club
COP=United Kingdom
court case
death
defence
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
diverse
diversity
drama
eq_crime
eq_fiction
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_thrillers
female lead
grief
guilty
identity
in laws
infertile
infidelity
innocent
issues
judge
jury
Language_English
lies
literature
loss
love
marriage
miscarriage
motherhood
multicultural
murder
nephew
PA=Available
page turners
pregnancy
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
reads
recommendations
relationships
secrets
sisters
social
softlaunch
strong
testimony
trial
truth
urban
woman sleuths

Next of Kin

English

By (author): Kia Abdullah

Winner of The Diverse Adult Book Award 2022

‘Abdullah’s legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt’ Sunday Times Crime Club

‘An enthralling, heartbreaking and thrilling courtroom drama that had me shouting out loud and gripped until the last page’ Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw Man

‘Brilliantly tense, this is another clever page turner from Kia Abdullah that I couldn’t put down. Just superb’ Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City

‘Twists and turns aplenty . . . The author’s greatest strength lies in her sensitive and relatable description of the relationship between sisters Leila and Max’s mother Yasmin’ i

‘A tense, brilliant read’ Bella

* * * *

ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY…

Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. His son’s nursery has called to ask where little Max is.

YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE…

Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot.

Racing to the carpark, she grasps the horror of what she has done.

IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE…

What follows is an explosive, high-profile trial that will tear the family apart. But as the case progresses it becomes clear there’s more to this incident than meets the eye…

A gripping, brave and tense courtroom drama, Next of Kin will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final, heart-stopping page.

* * * *

Readers are GRIPPED by Next of Kin

‘Kia Abdullah is the absolute queen of the courtroom drama’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘WOW!! This book is astonishingly brilliant! An absolute masterpiece’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I couldn’t put this down and Kia Abdullah is becoming a firm favourite read’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Kia Abdullah is a writing maestro’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A gripping legal thriller that will leave you reeling. A book that will stay with you long after the last page. The ending is a stunner!’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

See more
€16.99
A01=Kia AbdullahaccidentaffairAge Group_UncategorizedallegationasianAuthor_Kia Abdullahautomatic-updatebamebritishCategory1=FictionCategory=FACategory=FFCategory=FHCategory=FHPCategory=FHXCategory=FSCategory=FXScharacterschildrenchoicesclubCOP=United Kingdomcourt casedeathdefenceDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysdiversediversitydramaeq_crimeeq_fictioneq_isMigrated=2eq_thrillersfemale leadgriefguiltyidentityin lawsinfertileinfidelityinnocentissuesjudgejuryLanguage_EnglishliesliteraturelosslovemarriagemiscarriagemotherhoodmulticulturalmurdernephewPA=Availablepage turnerspregnancyPrice_€10 to €20PS=Activereadsrecommendationsrelationshipssecretssisterssocialsoftlaunchstrongtestimonytrialtruthurbanwoman sleuths
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Weight: 260g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 12 May 2022
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780008433673

About Kia Abdullah

Kia Abdullah is a bestselling author and travel writer. Her novels include Take It Back, a Guardian and Telegraph thriller of the year; Truth Be Told, which was shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards; and Next of Kin, which won the Adult Fiction Diverse Book Award, and was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Those People Next Door was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick, and Kia has also been selected for The Times Crime Club.

Kia has written for The New York Times, the Guardian, the Financial Times, The Times and the BBC, and is the founder of Asian Booklist, a non-profit that advocates for diversity in publishing and helps readers discover new books by British Asian authors.

For more information about Kia and her writing, visit her website at kiaabdullah.com, or follow her at @KiaAbdullah on Instagram and X.

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept