Next of Kin

“Brilliantly tense, this is another clever page turner from Kia Abdullah that I couldn’t put down. Just superb.” Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City

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ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY…

Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. His son’s nursery has called to ask where little Max is.

YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE…

Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot.

Racing to the carpark, she grasps the horror of what she has done.

IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE…

What follows is an explosive, high-profile trial that will tear the family apart. But as the case progresses it becomes clear there’s more to this incident than meets the eye…

A gripping, brave and tense courtroom drama, Next of Kin will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final, heart-stopping page.

©2021 Kia Abdullah (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Slow in the middle, great at the end

The procedural courtroom drama - which took the bulk of the book to narrate - was repetitive and not super interesting. But the connections between the characters and the beginning and end (I won’t spoil it) is very interesting and well done.

Wow!

Wow! Wow! Wow! This book has more secrets and twists than any other book I’ve read. Highly recommend!

I love the dialogue such a great read

I really enjoyed the story line such a great twist!! Simply incredible such a shocking ending!!

Plot twist

I expected some of the twists but was definitely mind blown towards the end chapters. Good read!

Mixed review

I correctly pegged a few things about this story very early on, but oh boy, the path the readers had to travel to finally get to the truth.
The relationship between the sisters is heartbreaking, and their weak husbands, well, you'll see.
The one of the court scenes is the only reason I didn't rate this story 5 stars.