Truth Be Told

Longlisted for The Diverse Book Awards 2021

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Kamran Hadid feels invincible. He attends Hampton school, an elite all-boys boarding school in London, he comes from a wealthy family, and he has a place at Oxford next year. The world is at his feet.

And then a night of revelry leads to a drunken encounter and he must ask himself a horrific question.

With the help of assault counsellor, Zara Kaleel, Kamran reports the incident in the hopes that will be the end of it. But it's only the beginning…

Powerful, explosive and important, Truth Be Told is a contemporary courtroom drama that vividly captures today's society. You will not stop thinking about it for a long time to come.

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

‘Vividly examines some of the issues that shape (and deform) society… A gritty, extremely hard-hitting drama' — Adele Parks, Platinum magazine

‘A masterpiece [and] a triumph . . . When you get to the final chapters, buckle up . . . She writes with such intelligence, research and compassion' — Daily Record

‘Tense, harrowing and brilliantly written. A powerful story' — Khurrum Rahman, author of East of Hounslow