You Don't Know Me (Paperback)

'A searing, heart-breaking, genre-bending crime novel that triumphantly reconfigures the traditional whodunnit into something remarkable' - Ruth Ware

'An original take on a courtroom drama that puts the reader in the position of the jury. Superb character-driven fiction. Masterful.' - The Guardian 

'A startlingly original courtroom drama . . . perfectly executed, gripping the reader from the first sentence with the defendant's unique voice and not letting go until a surprising twist at the end. Mahmood is most definitely one to watch' - Daily Express 

'You Don't Know Me is a brave debut by a barrister . . . an impressively original courtroom drama' - The Times 

'You've never read anything quite like this' - Barry Forshaw, Financial Times 

'A startlingly original debut from a criminal defence barrister, this story grabs from the very first sentence... utterly compelling throughout ... it is a stunning idea superbly executed' - Daily Mail 

'This is an exciting first novel. To start with, it is highly original; what's more, it is cleverly plotted and convincingly written in a voice obviously not the author's own ... I was left admiring this novel.' - Literary Review 

'A daring concept executed to perfection, a hypnotic and authentic voice, and questions for us to answer as readers and people' - Lee Child

'It's the voice that does it: edgy, conflicted, desperately urgent. A startlingly confident and deft debut' - Tana French