A Killer in the Family

De: Amin Ahmad

Brought to you by Penguin.

Good-natured but naïve, Mumbai party boy Ali Azeem is drifting through life. Then he meets the Khan sisters: pretty, marriage-material Maryam and sexy, unpredictable, off-the-rails Farhan. They are the daughters of Abbas Khan, the formidable immigrant patriarch of a glittering property empire, who has succeeded in making New York City his playground.

Ali finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into the Khan family’s seductive world of private jets and towering skyscrapers. He begins to uncover rumours of affairs, accusations of corruption – and a troubling connection to the serial killer who once stalked the streets of Manhattan. As he closes in on the truth and learns the cost of the Khans' unattainable wealth and power, Ali must decide: is it a price worth paying?


A caper, social satire, and propulsive thriller rolled into one, A Killer in the Family is a wild ride through the streets of Mumbai and New York City. Told in an electric, unforgettable voice, it probes the dark underbelly of the American Dream – leading its reader through a dizzying maze of lies, corruption and murder.

'Absolutely terrific. It kept me gripped . . . SUCCESSION meets THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS' AJAY CHOWDHURY, author of THE WAITER

'Gripping, propulsive and deliciously twisty' ANGIE KIM, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of HAPPINESS FALLS

'Sleek, propulsive, and packed with twisted family dynamics' KARIN TANABE, author of A WOMAN OF INTELLIGENCE

© Amin Ahmad 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Reseñas de la Crítica

I thought it was absolutely terrific. It kept me gripped from the beginning and really didn’t let go until the end. I found it clever, moving and it really brought to life the lives of the uber-rich in New York . . . Succession meets The Silence of the Lambs! (Ajay Chowdhury, author of THE WAITER)

A gripping, propulsive thriller that weaves a cutthroat family battle over a business empire (à la Succession) with a heart-pounding hunt for a notorious serial killer. Amin Ahmad takes us into the glittering world of an ultra-wealthy Indian American dynasty for a thought-provoking interrogation of the dark side of power, ambition, and the American dream. The deliciously twisty plot will have you reading - and guessing - late into the night! (ANGIE KIM, New York Times bestselling author of Happiness Falls and Miracle Creek)

Meet the Khans, an imperfect family of perfect liars. They’ve got money to burn and morals to leave behind - but there’s blood on someone’s Cartier-covered hands. Unravelling the unsolved murders surrounding them makes A Killer in the Family a perfect binge read. Sleek, propulsive, and packed with twisted family dynamics: Think Succession meets Crazy Rich Asians. (KARIN TANABE, author of A Woman of Intelligence)