«Powerful, timely and relentlessly compelling. HOLLOW FIRES burns brightly with Samira Ahmed's trademark blend of thought-provoking social relevance, heartfelt coming-of-age and whip-smart plotting» - Karen McManus, author of ONE OF US IS LYING.

Safiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. As the editor-in-chief of her school newspaper, she has learned that a journalist's job is to find the facts and not let personal bias affect the story: but that changes the day she discovers Jawad.

Jawad Ali was only fourteen when a teacher saw him wearing a jet-pack costume and mistook him for a bomb. A mistake that led to his arrest, being branded a terrorist - "Bomb Boy" - and ultimately killed. But who was the young boy behind the headlines?

With Jawad's voice guiding her throughout her investigation, Safiya tries to tell the whole truth about the murdered boy and those who killed him.

A powerful story of our times, Hollow Fires exposes the evil that lurks in broad daylight and the silent complicity of privileged bystanders who use alternative facts to distort the truth at will.

Pages: 416, Year of Publication: 0510, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm