Darkness Rising

A. A. Dhand

Quick Read, Crime · Great for: Less confident adult readers who like a gripping crime story

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Detective Inspector Harry Virdee has a lot on his plate. His team is facing government cuts, tensions are building between Bradford’s two rival drugs gangs and his wife Saima is due to give birth any day now. Harry must think fast and bend the rules if he wants to keep his city, and his family, safe.

Darkness Rising is a Quick Read book. The Quick Reads initiative works with well-known authors to write short and engaging stories. Quick Reads are designed to break down the barriers to reading, at a time when one in six adults in the UK struggles with reading and one in three does not read for pleasure.

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This new story from the bestselling author features Bradford DI Harry Virdee. Tensions rise between rival drugs gangs, and Harry's wife Saima is due to give birth. As things get personal, Harry must bend the rules to keep his city and family safe.