Callie Munro Thriller
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Night Watcher | 2025 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome to Cooper | 2021 | Buy |
| Follow Me To the Edge | 2022 | Buy |
| The Midnight King | 2025 | Buy |
Tariq Ashkanani was born in Kuwait and studied and settled in the UK. His debut novel Welcome to Cooper arrived in 2021 and was picked as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month, a strong start for a first-time novelist. The book is set in a small American town and has the feel of a slow-burn mystery more interested in atmosphere and character than shock twists.
His follow-up, Follow Me To the Edge (2022), continued in a similar vein. In 2025 he shifted to two releases at once: The Midnight King as a standalone and The Night Watcher, which introduces Detective Callie Munro and suggests a new series direction. His work has drawn comparisons to writers who favour mood and setting over plot mechanics, and he brings a distinctive outsider perspective to American and British crime fiction settings.