The brand-new fast-paced intense and gripping dark adrenaline-filled action suspense thriller for 2026! Perfect for fans of Top Boy and Luther § 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 almost 70,000 copies across formats. § THE CHEMIST was longlisted for three major crime awards: Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, Ian Fleming Steel CWA Dagger and the Thriller of the Year Fingerprint Award § 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. 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: I Will Find You;The Heist;The Secret of Secrets;The Governor;The Redeemer;No Regret;Chain Reaction;One of Us Is Guilty;Iron Wood;Nash Falls. by;Alice Feeney;Freida McFadden;B A Paris;Harlan Coben;James Patterson;Dan Brown;Lynda la Plante;Jo Nesbo;Martina Cole;David Baldacci;Lee Child;Steve Cavanagh.