A A Dhand (Amit Dhand) is a British-Asian crime-writer. His recent books are set in the West Yorkshire city of Bradford, [1] a former industrial city very much a shadow of its former self and rife with social deprivation, crime and complex inter-communal challenges. [2] [3]

Virdee is a six-part British crime thriller television series. It is adapted by A A Dhand from his own Bradford -set crime novel series. It stars Staz Nair and was produced by Magical Society for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Harry Virdee is a detective hunting down a killer targeting the Asian community in Bradford.

A Dhand is a reputed British-Asian author of crime fiction, thriller, and mystery novels. He is particularly popular for writing the Detective Hary Virdee series, which is a renowned series of crime fiction books.

Sep 18, 2018 · If gritty, urban, contemporary British crime drama is what you’re looking for then A A Dhand’s series is perfect for you. Set in Bradford, it follows detective Harry Virdee, a British English Sikh investigator, as he tries to solve murders in a …

Jun 16, 2016 · The image that Dhand portrays of his city is unrelentingly grim and depressing, and there is a downtrodden air amongst its inhabitants that hammers home the true picture of inner city deprivation and neglect that this city has suffered.

Jun 28, 2018 · A A Dhand's third novel featuring DCI Harry (Hardeep) Virdee opens with the discovery of a dead body in a Bradford city centre bookshop. It's one hell of an opening (which I won't spoil here!) & from that moment on the tension increases chapter by chapter.

Feb 3, 2025 · Virdee is an elevated thriller set in the city of Bradford which introduces DCI Harry Virdee, a formidable police detective who likes to break the rules, but ultimately, he’ll do whatever it ...

Jan 16, 2025 · A new BBC crime drama will have its premiere in Bradford during the City of Culture year. Virdee tells the story of a police detective who has become estranged from his Sikh family after marrying...

Virdee, a new six-part thriller, is an adaptation by Amit Dhand (aka AA Dhand) of his own book City of Sinners, the third in a series of Detective Harry Virdee books set in Bradford. As a child, Amit lived over the convenience store in Bradford owned by his parents.

Jul 22, 2023 · During a normal call on the outskirts of the city, Detective Inspector Harry Virdee finds himself standing over the dead body of his murdered niece. Understandably, he's barred from working the case – but who could walk away from that?