The brand-new fast-paced intense and gripping dark adrenaline-filled action suspense thriller coming in 2026! * The brand-new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE CHEMIST. * THE CHEMIST was an instant Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller in hardback and has sold 30,000 copies across first formats. Paperback publishing Jan 2026. * A cross between Lee Child and Martina Cole, A. A. Dhand is redefining the anti-hero and gangland crime genre with his explosive thrillers. Featuring a high-stakes world of drugs, power, kingpins and revenge, set in Yorkshire, THE KINGPIN is also Top Boy meets The Wire in book form. * A crime novel like no other, THE KINGPIN is an adrenaline-fuelled, edge-of-your-seat, filmic thriller about the bonds of loyalty, brotherhood, a battle for power, and the price of redemption.

From the award-winning scriptwriter and author of the DI Harry Virdee novels. * Authentic storytelling: A. A. Dhand was a community pharmacist for decades. * Set in Leeds and Bradford. Leeds = wealth, Bradford = poverty, unless you're talking about drugs. Then Bradford is the most cash-rich city in England. The largest migrant community in the UK is housed in Bradford and Leeds - these communities make up the world of The Kingpin.

* Growing author profile: BBC adaptation of the Harry Virdee novels aired in early 2025, and A. A. Dhand wrote the screenplay himself. Confirmed cast included Staz Nair (Rebel Moon, Game of Thrones), Nina Singh (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry), Kulvinder Ghir (Foundation, Blinded By The Light) and Sudha Bhuchar (Expats, Rules of the Game). Competition: good cop bad cop;the;bone hacker;false impression;long time dead;detective;what the night brings;. by;Gregg Hurwitz;Simon Kernick;Steve Cavanagh;David Baldacci;Vaseem Khan;Saima Mir;Ajay Chowdhury;M W Craven;Martina Cole;Kimberley Chambers.