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Tariq Ashkanani


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Tariq Ashkanani is a solicitor based in Edinburgh, where he also helps run Write Gear, a company that sells high-quality notebooks for writers, and co-hosts Write Gear’s podcast Page One. He had no formal writing training or consultation prior to writing Welcome to Cooper. He is currently working on a follow-up thriller.
 

Awards: Bloody Scotland (2025)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
May 2026

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The Hollow Boys
 
Series
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Novels
   Welcome to Cooper (2021)
   Follow Me to the Edge (2022)
   The Midnight King (2025)
   The Hollow Boys (2026)
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Awards
2025 McIlvanney Prize : The Midnight King
2022 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize : Welcome to Cooper

Award nominations
2026 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (longlist) : The Midnight King
2026 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (shortlist) : The Midnight King
2022 ILP John Creasey First Novel (shortlist) : Welcome to Cooper


Tariq Ashkanani recommends
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Welcome to the Family (2026)
Kate Gray
"A fast-paced, twisty thriller where everyone's a suspect. I raced through this - the perfect holiday read."
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Murder at the Hotel Orient (2026)
(Sterling Lockwood, book 1)
Alessandra Ranelli
"Murder at the Hotel Orient is one of the most assured and original debuts I've read in some time. If Natasha Lyonne did Only Murders in the Building it might look something like this. Sterling Lockwood is a wonderfully refreshing investigator, and I look forward to seeing where her next case takes her."
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Son (2025)
(Kari Voss Mystery, book 1)
Thomas Enger and Johana Gustawsson
"A pacy, gripping read that marks the start of an exciting new series. The best Nordic noir I've read in ages. Spectacular!"

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