One Way Out
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Summary
If Luther was set in Bradford。。。
The government is firm， it does not negotiate with terrorists。 But Detective Harry Virdee's wife has been taken hostage。 He can see only one way out。
IMMINENT SECURITY ALERT， LEAVE CITY PARK IMMEDIATELY。
DCI Harry Virdee has just enough time to get his son and his mother to safety before the bomb blows。 But this is merely a stunt; there is worse to come。
A new and aggressive nationalist group， the Patriots， have hidden a second device under one of the city’s mosques。 In exchange for the safe release of those at Friday prayers， the Patriots want custody of the leaders of radical Islamist group Almukhtareen – the chosen ones。
The government does not negotiate with terrorists。 Even when thousands of lives are at risk。
But Harry’s wife is in one of those mosques。 Left with no choice， Harry must find the Almukhtareen， to offer the Patriots his own deal。 Because sometimes the only way to save lives， is to take them。
The government is firm， it does not negotiate with terrorists。 But Detective Harry Virdee's wife has been taken hostage。 He can see only one way out。
IMMINENT SECURITY ALERT， LEAVE CITY PARK IMMEDIATELY。
DCI Harry Virdee has just enough time to get his son and his mother to safety before the bomb blows。 But this is merely a stunt; there is worse to come。
A new and aggressive nationalist group， the Patriots， have hidden a second device under one of the city’s mosques。 In exchange for the safe release of those at Friday prayers， the Patriots want custody of the leaders of radical Islamist group Almukhtareen – the chosen ones。
The government does not negotiate with terrorists。 Even when thousands of lives are at risk。
But Harry’s wife is in one of those mosques。 Left with no choice， Harry must find the Almukhtareen， to offer the Patriots his own deal。 Because sometimes the only way to save lives， is to take them。
Reviews
Mohammed Malik
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CaptivatingThe first chapter had me glued to the story all the way to the last page。 A really well written novel that worked it's way into my imagination and would not let me go till I had finished it。 The storyline is fresh and brings light to parts of life that thankfully I have never had to rub shoulders with。 The world of drug dealers and the violence that comes with it fires the imagination and is not something that I would like to experience， but is provocative reading。 Really looking forw CaptivatingThe first chapter had me glued to the story all the way to the last page。 A really well written novel that worked it's way into my imagination and would not let me go till I had finished it。 The storyline is fresh and brings light to parts of life that thankfully I have never had to rub shoulders with。 The world of drug dealers and the violence that comes with it fires the imagination and is not something that I would like to experience， but is provocative reading。 Really looking forward to the next novel by this author。 。。。more
Tom Kirkbright
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Book 4 in the Harry Virdee series and it's another cracking read。 Brilliantly written， fast pace and tension off the scale。The first 3 books followed the usual gritty， detective arc as one would expect， but this one takes something of a left turn and follows a more action focused plot surrounding terrorists and conspiracy。This left turn may be welcome to some and unwelcome to others as it does stretch how far you can suspend disbelief。Still a great page turner and i look forward to seeing where Book 4 in the Harry Virdee series and it's another cracking read。 Brilliantly written， fast pace and tension off the scale。The first 3 books followed the usual gritty， detective arc as one would expect， but this one takes something of a left turn and follows a more action focused plot surrounding terrorists and conspiracy。This left turn may be welcome to some and unwelcome to others as it does stretch how far you can suspend disbelief。Still a great page turner and i look forward to seeing where the author will take the character next。 4/5 。。。more
Alma Marta
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Read all the Harry Verdee series and loved every one。 Yes it seems like a long shot that these events could happen but I particularly enjoyed learning about the beginning of Sikhism and how the two religions of Islam and Sikhism were， at the very beginning， connected with each other， but misrepresentation of holy books by certain factions has caused a rift between all religions。As in all religions you will always have fanatics。 It is just unfortunate that this minority use fear and intimidation Read all the Harry Verdee series and loved every one。 Yes it seems like a long shot that these events could happen but I particularly enjoyed learning about the beginning of Sikhism and how the two religions of Islam and Sikhism were， at the very beginning， connected with each other， but misrepresentation of holy books by certain factions has caused a rift between all religions。As in all religions you will always have fanatics。 It is just unfortunate that this minority use fear and intimidation and greed to promote their superior knowledge of their religion as shown in this novel。Loved it， loved it， loved it。Bring on the next one。 。。。more
Jack Rego
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These Virdee books are always rip roaring action， fast paced， cliff hanging chapters and this is another entertaining yarn。 Extremists v Far Right with an interesting political twist。 Bradford under siege with an exploded bomb and another bomb set to blow in a mosque unless demands are met。 Virdee must use every piece of cunning to foil this。
Pam Kerr
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The best of the 4 books so far but have enjoyed all。 It felt as if the author had really gotten into his stride in the latest novel which you just wanted to read in one go。 Looking forward to his next book。
Emma Baker
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Started this at 6pm last night。。。。。。apart from sleeping and drinking copious amounts of tea， I have done nothing but read this book！ 1pm and I'm left in total wonderment at yet another twisty， turny， gritty storyline。 Yet also sad because， as yet， there is no Book 5 to pick up next。 Looks like it will be a long case of Book Hangover for me Started this at 6pm last night。。。。。。apart from sleeping and drinking copious amounts of tea， I have done nothing but read this book！ 1pm and I'm left in total wonderment at yet another twisty， turny， gritty storyline。 Yet also sad because， as yet， there is no Book 5 to pick up next。 Looks like it will be a long case of Book Hangover for me 。。。more
✰matthew✰
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obviously this is book four of the series， it’s just what to library sent me。 i loved the way this book was constructed， especially how it build suspense through short， sharp chapters and splitting between different characters stories。 it was very intense and suspenseful all the way through， which definitely made me want to keep reading on， quickly。 if i was just rating this it would easily be a five star rating。 however for me there was just too much aggression and violence。 i appreciate it wor obviously this is book four of the series， it’s just what to library sent me。 i loved the way this book was constructed， especially how it build suspense through short， sharp chapters and splitting between different characters stories。 it was very intense and suspenseful all the way through， which definitely made me want to keep reading on， quickly。 if i was just rating this it would easily be a five star rating。 however for me there was just too much aggression and violence。 i appreciate it works with the storylines but that just wasn’t for me。 。。。more
Joseph McCann
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great a expected another don't want to put down read。 great a expected another don't want to put down read。 。。。more
Rog Harrison
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The plot is unbelievable， and full of holes， and the main characters are pretty unlikely too。 On the other hand the author does know how to tell a story so if you are not bothered about things making sense and just want an exciting read then this may be worth a go。Set in Bradford this story features terrorists， conspiracies and politics。 There is also a sub-plot about marriage between people of different religions。
Mark
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Actually better than three star but not quite four。 Good story， perhaps a little off the credibility scale but fast paced and gripping。 Wish I’d started Harry Virdee at the first in the series not the fourth🙄。 Good enough for me to seek out and read number one。
Suejheap
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So fast paced I could not put it down。
Paul Gormley
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This one just wasn't for me。 I expected detective fiction but got a ridiculous thriller with an overblown （literally） plot and characters whose fate left me cold。 Disappointing。 This one just wasn't for me。 I expected detective fiction but got a ridiculous thriller with an overblown （literally） plot and characters whose fate left me cold。 Disappointing。 。。。more
Val Penny
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One Way Out is the fourth book by Bradford author， Amit Dhand featuring his controversial cop， Harry Virdee。 While each of the crime stories in the books work perfectly well as stand-alones， the personal story of Harry and his family weaves its way relentlessly through the books in chronological order。Each of Dhand’s books is dark， indeed they become progressively darker but this novel is definitely the bravest and most overtly political。 One Way Out explores a chilling scenario that is only thi One Way Out is the fourth book by Bradford author， Amit Dhand featuring his controversial cop， Harry Virdee。 While each of the crime stories in the books work perfectly well as stand-alones， the personal story of Harry and his family weaves its way relentlessly through the books in chronological order。Each of Dhand’s books is dark， indeed they become progressively darker but this novel is definitely the bravest and most overtly political。 One Way Out explores a chilling scenario that is only this frightening because it is credible。The BlurbIMMINENT SECURITY ALERT， LEAVE CITY PARK IMMEDIATELY。DCI Harry Virdee has just enough time to get his son and his mother to safety before the bomb blows。 But this is merely a stunt; there is worse to come。A new and aggressive nationalist group， the Patriots， have hidden a second device under one of the city’s mosques。 In exchange for the safe release of those at Friday prayers， the Patriots want custody of the leaders of radical Islamist group Almukhtareen – the chosen ones。The government does not negotiate with terrorists。 Even when thousands of lives are at risk。But Harry’s wife is in one of those mosques。 Left with no choice， Harry must find the Almukhtareen， to offer the Patriots his own deal。 Because sometimes the only way to save lives， is to take them。The ReviewTo my mind Harry Virdee is one of the most original and enigmatic detectives to appear on the fiction scene for years。 He is a complex， multi-layered character and the stories Dhand weaves are exquisitely detailed。 In One Way One the government is firm， it will not negotiate with terrorists。 But Detective Harry Virdee’s wife has been taken hostage and he can see only one way out。The novel is fast moving， tense， powerful and Harry very much in action mode from the very beginning， even if it isn’t quite clear exactly what is going on。 One Way Out delves into the dark side of Bradford and explores the city riven by racial and political tensions。On the occasions I have met Dhand at Swanwick Writers’ Summer School， he is quiet， reserved， funny and modest。 He does not exude the tensions that haunt his writing。 I do enjoy action-packed and thrillers， but I was not ready for such the pacy， punchy， and current novel to slap me and make me long for more that Dhand has created here。 I highly recommend One Way Out。 It is excellent and would make for much discussion in a book group。The AuthorA。A。 Dhand was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store。 After qualifying as a pharmacist， he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing。 The history， diversity and darkness of the city have inspired his Harry Virdee novels。Val Penny 。。。more
Stephanie Pointing
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I read this book in less than 2 days， it was yet another great one from the author！ I can’t wait to read the next one。
David Kenvyn
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The problem with reading a Harry Virdee novel is that it is addictive。 Unputdownable。 At least it is for me。 A。A。 Dhand knows how to write a thriller。 There can be no doubt of that。Harry， or Hardeep， Virdee is an Anglicised Sikh who grew up in Bradford。 It is his city。 And he has become a police inspector。 The one other thing that you need to know is that he is married to Saima， a Moslem and has a four-year-old son， Aaron。 The marriage caused such a scandal that Saima’s parents returned to Pakis The problem with reading a Harry Virdee novel is that it is addictive。 Unputdownable。 At least it is for me。 A。A。 Dhand knows how to write a thriller。 There can be no doubt of that。Harry， or Hardeep， Virdee is an Anglicised Sikh who grew up in Bradford。 It is his city。 And he has become a police inspector。 The one other thing that you need to know is that he is married to Saima， a Moslem and has a four-year-old son， Aaron。 The marriage caused such a scandal that Saima’s parents returned to Pakistan earlier than planned and Harry’s father， Ranjit， severed all links with him。 This hatred between the two religions goes back to 1947 and the Partition of India。 This is the second book I have read recently where the Partition looms over the present， and divides Sikhs from Moslems。It is Friday。 Harry and Aaron have gone with his mother Joyti， who is disobeying her husband， to watch a movie on an open-air screen。 Saima is at her mosque， one of the 104 in Bradford。 Suddenly， a warning flashes up on the screen that they have 20 minutes to evacuate the park before a bomb goes off。 There is panic but enough warning has been given to get everyone out safely。 The park is destroyed in the subsequent blast。 Then a group called “The Patriots” claim responsibility and issue a further warning。 There is a bomb in a mosque and none of the congregations are tom leave any of the mosques until four extremist leaders have been handed over to the Patriots for punishment。From there everything goes ballistic involving everyone up to the Home Secretary， who happens to be in Bradford at the time， and the Prime Minister。 Needless to say， Harry and Saima are involved in dealing with the crisis up to their necks， and that is all I am going to tell you about the plot。 Anything else would ruin the story， and what a story。 There are enough twists and turns， and plots and counter-plots to keep even the most avid conspiracy theorist happy， indeed ecstatic。 It is written at a pace that leaves you breathless， and always wanting to turn the page to find out what happens next。 This is truly a tour de force in the art of gripping storytelling。And I guarantee that you will not see the twist in the tale coming。 It will leave you incredulous。 That is all you need to know。 。。。more
Carolyn kavanagh
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Excellent series of books and author can't wait for next oneExcellent series of books can't wait for the next one。once I start reading you can't put it down。。scary。realistic and probably more true to life in Bradford than anyone thinks Excellent series of books and author can't wait for next oneExcellent series of books can't wait for the next one。once I start reading you can't put it down。。scary。realistic and probably more true to life in Bradford than anyone thinks 。。。more
Susan Grunwell
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Another nail biterI've read all the Harry Virdee books but couldn't out this one down。 Action packed but believable， and the ongoing dilemma of the family's reconciliation is heartwarming。 Another nail biterI've read all the Harry Virdee books but couldn't out this one down。 Action packed but believable， and the ongoing dilemma of the family's reconciliation is heartwarming。 。。。more
Chris
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Visits on Bradford the sort of mayhem usually reserved for New York （in the Avengers films） or San Francisco （Star Trek / X-Men）。 Perhaps the writing's not quite as sharp as the earlier books in the series， but that scarcely detracts from a foot-t0-the-floor narrative。 Dhand is a master of cliff-hanger chapter endings， unexpected twists and reversals， and wringing the last drops of drama out of everything from families to nuclear bombs。 And he's unique in exploring brown-on-brown （his words） rel Visits on Bradford the sort of mayhem usually reserved for New York （in the Avengers films） or San Francisco （Star Trek / X-Men）。 Perhaps the writing's not quite as sharp as the earlier books in the series， but that scarcely detracts from a foot-t0-the-floor narrative。 Dhand is a master of cliff-hanger chapter endings， unexpected twists and reversals， and wringing the last drops of drama out of everything from families to nuclear bombs。 And he's unique in exploring brown-on-brown （his words） religious and racial tensions。 Terrific stuff。Going for a lie down now。 。。。more
Neil
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Fantastic addition to the Harry Virdee series。 Fast moving action packed thriller featuring the maverick Asian detective。 The best in the series so far。
Claire Scottish
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4。5 stars rounded up。 Another cracker from this great writer。 Especially good if you know Bradford。
Amanda Bassra
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Absolutely love this author - another fabulous read！
Bill Lynas
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A A Dhand's DCI Harry Virdee novels have fast become my favourite crime stories bar none。In One Way Out Bradford's rogue detective is up against terrorists holding the city to tansom。 Author A A Dhand once again delivers his usual blend of nail biting plotting & a wealth of superbly drawn characters。So far Dhand has given us four novels & a short story featuring Harry Virdee。 Every single one of them has been nothing short of outstanding。 Long may they continue。 A A Dhand's DCI Harry Virdee novels have fast become my favourite crime stories bar none。In One Way Out Bradford's rogue detective is up against terrorists holding the city to tansom。 Author A A Dhand once again delivers his usual blend of nail biting plotting & a wealth of superbly drawn characters。So far Dhand has given us four novels & a short story featuring Harry Virdee。 Every single one of them has been nothing short of outstanding。 Long may they continue。 。。。more
Ann Tonks
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What can one say。 On the one hand， the idea of terrorism and the threat of mass murder is always with us。 On the other， Harry Virdee's behaviour is completely un-policemen like。 But I like his feisty wife。 I like his challenged family。 I like the insights into a mixed marriage。 And the story itself has a remorseless energy。 What can one say。 On the one hand， the idea of terrorism and the threat of mass murder is always with us。 On the other， Harry Virdee's behaviour is completely un-policemen like。 But I like his feisty wife。 I like his challenged family。 I like the insights into a mixed marriage。 And the story itself has a remorseless energy。 。。。more
Louise Dixon
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AnotherExcellent story with killer twists to the plot。 Can't wait for the next Harry Virdee。 Now what can I read？ AnotherExcellent story with killer twists to the plot。 Can't wait for the next Harry Virdee。 Now what can I read？ 。。。more
Maureen BOOTH
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Could this be the last Harry Virdee book based in Bradford。 Hope not。
Richard Howard
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I didn't enjoy this outing of Harry's as much as the previous three。 Don't get me wrong it's still a cracking read but its scope is just so big involving terrorism， counter-terrorism， right-wing extremists， undercover agencies， bombings and hostages！ I preferred it when the threats to Harry were less national and more local。 I didn't enjoy this outing of Harry's as much as the previous three。 Don't get me wrong it's still a cracking read but its scope is just so big involving terrorism， counter-terrorism， right-wing extremists， undercover agencies， bombings and hostages！ I preferred it when the threats to Harry were less national and more local。 。。。more
Shiva Patel
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 One way out is a compelling thriller， book four in the DCI Harry Virdee series。Harry is enjoying a sunny afternoon with his son and his mother at City Park。 All a sudden there is a imminent security alerting everyone has to evacuate。 The sound of helicopters and police ushering people out of the park。All Harry thinks is terrorism and a bomb。Harry manages to get his mother and son to safety before the bomb blows。Saima， Harry’s wife is at the mosque when they close all of the doors for safety。A th One way out is a compelling thriller， book four in the DCI Harry Virdee series。Harry is enjoying a sunny afternoon with his son and his mother at City Park。 All a sudden there is a imminent security alerting everyone has to evacuate。 The sound of helicopters and police ushering people out of the park。All Harry thinks is terrorism and a bomb。Harry manages to get his mother and son to safety before the bomb blows。Saima， Harry’s wife is at the mosque when they close all of the doors for safety。A threat from a nationalist group that another bomb is in one of the hundred and five mosques worries Harry。 The group has agreed to release the people in the mosques in exchange for four radical Islamists。Harry manages to call Saima who tells him she thinks the bomb is situated in the basement of her mosque。Saima is offering to help Harry and his boss。Time is ticking as Harry is looking for the Islamists to save his wife and the others。A superb gripping thriller which you can’t put down！ 。。。more
Nathan
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I love AA Dhand's writing。 The quality of the writing is in no doubt again in his fourth outing。 The problem I had with it was I felt the storyline "jumped the shark" a bit。 It just didn't feel plausible。I know book five is on the way and I'm hoping that is a bit closer to the first three books。 I love AA Dhand's writing。 The quality of the writing is in no doubt again in his fourth outing。 The problem I had with it was I felt the storyline "jumped the shark" a bit。 It just didn't feel plausible。I know book five is on the way and I'm hoping that is a bit closer to the first three books。 。。。more
Colin Shaw
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Fantastic sequel to a fantastic seriesAnother fantastic success I have replenished following the twists and turns if Harry Virdee and can't wait for the next instalment Fantastic sequel to a fantastic seriesAnother fantastic success I have replenished following the twists and turns if Harry Virdee and can't wait for the next instalment 。。。more
Gill C
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Great writer， gritty plot
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