NVNR Author Profile: Amin Ahmad

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Amin Ahmad was raised in India, educated at Vassar College and MIT, and worked as an architect for many years. Today, he lives in Durham, NC, with his wife and daughter and teaches creative writing at Duke University.

A Killer in the Family

Holt, April 2026

Ali Azeem, a naive Muslim bachelor from Mumbai, thinks he has hit the jackpot when he agrees to a traditional arranged marriage with Maryam Khan, daughter of Abbas Khan, a self-made real-estate tycoon and one of the richest men in New York. Moving with her to the United States, Ali quickly enters an intoxicating, Gatsbyesque world of supertall skyscrapers, sumptuous clothing, and helicopter rides to Southampton. However, shortly after the newlyweds move into one of the city’s most luxurious apartments, Maryam’s older sister, Farhan, tells Ali their father is an amoral monster with dark secrets at the heart of his accomplishments.

But can Farhan be trusted? She is a rebellious outsider and, according to Maryam, an unstable liar. Plus, as the newly minted husband of Abbas’ favorite daughter, Ali has an open invitation to join Tiger Corp., the family’s empire. Before he commits, Ali launches his own investigation to determine who the Khans really are: the embodiment of the American dream—or cutthroat one-percenters out for themselves? As allegiances shift and crumble between Ali and the clan, stakes are raised when a serial killer everyone believed to be dead reenters the family’s orbit. As he closes in on the truth, Ali must ask himself if he can pay the price unimaginable wealth demands.

An unforgettable, riveting portrait of family secrets, and the power of the one percent, A Killer in the Family will have readers second-guessing every Khan until its shocking end.

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