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Tariq Ashkanani
Tariq Ashkanani is a writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. His debut thriller, Welcome to Cooper, won the Bloody Scotland Debut Award and was shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger. The Cooper-verse continues in the prequel novel, Follow Me to the Edge.
When he’s not writing, his dulcet tones can be heard interviewing other writers on the podcast Page One, which he co-hosts.
Photo credit Michael Rummey.
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