I Know What I Saw: 'A mesmerising thriller. Don't miss this one' - T. M. Logan

You Don't Know Me is a Netflix series adaptation of Imran Mahmood's debut thriller, which has been longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2022 and the CWA Gold Dagger 2022. The series follows Xander Shute, a homeless man who witnesses a murder in an empty Mayfair flat and becomes entangled in a web of lies and deceit. The novel explores themes of vulnerability, privilege, and our damaged pasts, and is praised for its gripping plot, vivid dialogue, and insightful characterisation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 10 June 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

You Don't Know Me, the adaptation of Imran Mahmood's brilliant debut thriller, is currently one of the most screened series on Netflix!

LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2022

LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER 2022

An impossible crime. A witness no-one wants to believe.

'A deftly written and nerve-jangling thriller' Herald

'Simply sensational' M. W. Craven

'A white-knuckle ride' Chris Brookmyre

'Spectacular - an absolute treat' A. A. Dhand

'The ending is like a blow to the gut' Sunday Times

I 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.

Xander Shute - once a wealthy banker, now living on the streets - shelters for the night in an empty Mayfair flat. When he hears the occupants returning home, he scrambles to hide.

Trapped in his hiding place, he hears the couple argue, and he soon finds himself witnessing a vicious murder. But who was the dead woman, who the police later tell him couldn'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 terrific novel' Literary Review

'The violent narrative inexorably grips the attention, and the dialogue is always vividly idiomatical, but it's the examination of the mental state of his intelligent protagonist caught in a downward spiral that affirms his talent' Financial Times

'As a portrait of vulnerability, it's sympathetically rendered, and the resolution surprisingly disturbing' The Times

'Clever, mercilessly addictive, and deeply thought-provoking'

Weight: 712g
Dimension: 164 x 241 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526627629