Chris Culver je autorem bestsellerů New York Times. Po absolvování postgraduálního studia vyučoval etiku a srovnávací náboženství. Během této doby napsal román The Abbey, který se umístil na seznamu bestsellerů New York Times a představil světu detektiva Ashe Rashida. Culver píše kriminální fikci od doby, kdy ho v mládí inspiroval Mickey Spillane. Jeho práce se vyznačuje poutavými zápletkami a hlubokým zkoumáním lidské povahy.
Detective Ash Rashid möchte nach zwölf Jahren die Mordkommission verlassen, wird jedoch von einem brutalen Mordfall abgelenkt. Als seine Kollegen den Fall ignorieren, beginnt er selbst zu ermitteln und stößt auf einen gefährlichen Sumpf aus Politik, Verbrechen und Selbstjustiz, der die Stadt bedroht.
At the end of a particularly gruelling summer day, Ash Rashid is heading home to his wife and kids when he discovers a pair of bodies, shot execution style, in the front seat of a crashed vehicle. As the first officer on the scene, Ash finds himself and his department twenty minutes behind a killer in a race where every second counts. With two victims down and a third unaccounted for, the clock is ticking and Ash must find the killer before he strikes again.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SENSATION THE MOST FASCINATING DETECTIVE IN THE HISTORY OF CRIME FICTION Ash Rashid is a detective with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and one of the few Muslims on the force. Never one to play by the rules, Ash has decided he wants out of the police. So the last thing he wants to get involved in is a fresh murder investigation. But when Ash hears that the mother of his daughter's best friend has been killed in a brutal hit and run he steps in to help. And when some of his colleagues prove reluctant to investigate, Ash swiftly gets caught up in an explosive mix of election-year politics, crime and police corruption. The Outsider is the stunning new thriller from the bestselling author of The Abbey, the US novel that became a word of mouth phenomenon. You won't be able to put it down.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SENSATION Addictive, thrilling, exhilarating...You won't be able to put it down. Ash Rashid is a former homicide detective who can't stand the thought of handling another death investigation. That's until his niece's body is found in the property of one of the city's wealthiest citizens. The coroner calls it an overdose, but the case doesn't add up. Against orders, Ash launches an investigation to find his niece's murderer. But the longer he searches, the darker the case gets - and if he doesn't solve it fast, his niece won't be the only family member he has to bury...Discover for yourself the US crime novel that became a word of mouth phenomenon. The Abbey is the beginning of a major new series, featuring one of the most fascinating detectives in the history of crime fiction.