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Tariq Ashkanani

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 (2022) see all

Genres: Mystery

New and upcoming books

April 2025

The Midnight King

November 2025

The Night Watcher
(Callie Munro, book 1)

Series

Callie Munro
1. The Night Watcher (2025)

Novels

   Welcome to Cooper (2021)
   Follow Me to the Edge (2022)
   The Midnight King (2025)

Awards

2022 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize : Welcome to Cooper

Award nominations

2022 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger (shortlist) : Welcome to Cooper

Tariq Ashkanani recommends

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!"

Gallows Wood (2024)
(PC Lucy Halliday, book 1)
Louisa Scarr
"Pacy, gripping and full of twists."

The Underhistory (2024)
Kaaron Warren
"A wonderfully weird and creepy journey through a haunted house, peppered with moments of proper darkness."