Take It Back

A Novel

By: Kia Abdullah

Narrated by: Sartaj Garewal, Sophie Bentinck, Tania Rodrigues

From author Kia Abdullah, Take It Back is a harrowing and twisting courtroom thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end.

One victim.

Four accused.

Who is telling the truth?

Zara Kaleel, one of London's brightest legal minds, shattered the expectations placed on her by her family and forged a brilliant legal career. But her decisions came at a high cost, and now, battling her own demons, she has exchanged her high profile career for a job at a sexual assault center, helping victims who need her the most. Victims like Jodie Wolfe.

When Jodie, a 16-year-old girl with facial deformities, accuses four boys in her class of an unthinkable crime, the community is torn apart. After all, these four teenage defendants are from hard-working immigrant families and they all have proven alibis. Even Jodie's best friend doesn't believe her.

But Zara does - and she is determined to fight for Jodie - to find the truth in the face of public outcry. And as issues of sex, race, and social justice collide, the most explosive criminal trial of the year builds to a shocking conclusion.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

“[A] riveting, thought-provoking legal thriller.... Abdullah is definitely a writer to watch.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

"Completely original...a shocking legal thriller that goes where few legal thrillers have gone before...stunning" (New York Times Book Review)

©2020 Kia Abdullah (P)2020 Macmillan Audio

Great!

Great writing great story and kept my attention! No slow parts - exciting and thought provoking

great story

honestly it wasn't a huge surprise for me at the end but it was very well written and kept my attention, and I think that's a great thing

Loved it!

Great story and excellent narration! Had me hooked until the end. 5 stars all around!

Graphic and intense

First let me say that the story was extremely long to get to the interesting part. Second, once I hit about the halfway mark, boy did it get interesting. And . . .Third, this is an extremely graphic and intense book about a young deformed (think Elephant Man) girl who is gang raped by four immigrant Muslim boys in the United Kingdom. The whole trial is a he said/she said mess until it isn’t.

You Won't Be Disappointed!

Great listen! Well narrated and very captivating to the end. I was intrigued and did not have it all figured out!