Whitehavens - by Parker Bilal (Paperback)

About the Book

Brodie is the hitman for the head of a feared crime dynasty. He does what he's told, which is why he's agreed to take his boss's young nephew with him on his next job. But as Brodie finds his target, he gets a call that changes everything - and he is dragged into a brutal game of survival alongside Karima, the woman he was sent to kill.

Book Synopsis

When it comes to family, loyalty is everything . . .

It's not easy being the head of a feared crime dynasty. Donny Apostolis and his family are at war with the powerful Ziyades, determined to stop them muscling in on the Apostolis empire.

Fortunately, Donny has Brodie. Brodie is loyal. He's also Donny's hitman. He does what he's told, which is why he's agreed to take Donny's young nephew with him on his next job. But when Brodie finds his target, he gets a call that changes everything - and his mission takes a startling turn.

Brodie is suddenly one half of an unlikely couple on the run, dragged into a brutal game of survival alongside Karima, the woman he was sent to kill. But can Karima trust him . . . and can Brodie trust her?

Review Quotes

A gritty London backdrop lends the perfect level of menace to Crane and Drake's gut-wrenching battles with their pasts; another fine display of Bilal's top-notch storytelling -- "Booklist on The Heights"

A sleek thrill ride - Kirkus Reviews

A tense, yet contemplative, installment in this bar-raising series-- "Booklist on Dark Water"

An arresting first chapter . the protagonists' backstories intrigue-- "Publishers Weekly on The Heights"

Bilal tells his story with a ferocious, exhilarating energy, and his characters feel real, not just illustrations of themes-- "Daily Telegraph on The Divinities"

Bilal's stylishly written second Crane and Drake mystery offers complex portraits of the detective duo-- "Kirkus Reviews on The Heights"

The relentless pacing and meticulously descriptive prose make this a page-turner-- "Publishers Weekly on Dark Water"

About the Author

Parker Bilal is the pseudonym of Jamal Mahjoub, the critically acclaimed literary novelist. He is the author of the Makana Investigations series, the third of which, The Ghost Runner, was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. The Divinities, the first in his Crane and Drake London mystery series, was published in 2019. Born in London, he has lived in a number of places, including the UK, Denmark, Spain and, currently, the Netherlands.