Azma Dar
I'm a reader and a writer, and especially love all kinds of crime fiction. I've written for theatre, screen and radio, and my first novel, The Secret Arts, was published by Dean Street Press as an e-book in Feb 2015. It's a mystery story set in Pakistan- black magic and murder in Muree...
I'm currently working on a new novel and several plays.
Favorite books: Crime, thrillers, mystery, humour, Asian
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