Betrayal (Hardback)

Description

A captured spy.

A woman looking for redemption.

A National Security Advisor trying to hold his country together.

When a captured spy reveals the presence of a mole within the intelligence establishment, it is left to Constantine D’Souza, an ex-police officer and a man forgotten by time, to lead the hunt. In a world of shadows, where lying is an art and betrayal is currency, will D’Souza be able to unearth the mole in time?

Reviews

“What John Le Carré’s novels did for the Cold War in terms of detailing the human cost of that conflict, Omar Shahid Hamid’s new book does for the covert ops war between neighbours India and Pakistan…..Betrayal is a pacy and insightful novel….an enjoyable and thought-provoking book.” ― Umber Khairi, The Friday Times

“Another riveting thriller ripped from the headlines by Omar Shahid Hamid. The counterterrorism expert takes you on a high-speed chase down the rabbit hole of hostile South Asian politics. The search for an Indian mole at the heart of Pakistan’s security structure takes you across the globe at breathless speed, combining a love story with the murky world of spycraft. You will want to read it non-stop.” ― Shuja Nawaz, author of Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within and The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood

Author Biography

Omar Shahid Hamid has been a police officer for 20 years. As part of the Sindh Police’s Counterterrorism department, he has survived being ambushed by gangsters, implicated by colleagues in a false case, and, as CID chief, barely escaped the bombing of his office by the Pakistani Taliban. In 2011, following an attack on his offices by the Pakistani Taliban, he took a five-year sabbatical to write books and worked as a political risk consultant. In 2016, Omar returned to active duty as a counterterrorism officer. He has been widely quoted and regularly featured in several publications including The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, Le Monde, Reuters, CNN and BBC.

His first novel, The Prisoner (2013), was longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015 and is now being adapted for a feature film. His second novel The Spinner’s Tale (2015) won the 2016 Karachi Literature Festival Prize. He received the award again for his third novel The Party Worker (2017) at the Karachi Literature Festival in 2018 which is now being adapted for a TV series. His fourth novel, The Fix, explored the arcane world of cricket match-fixing. Betrayal is his fifth novel.