Deliverance – Saima Mir

Thu 15 October, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Saima Mir is one of the most exciting voices in British fiction today. Deliverance is the explosive conclusion in her award winning crime thriller trilogy about the Pakistani underworld set in Bradford and featuring the mighty Jia Khan. Jia Khan has seized a power most only dare to dream of. In a world dominated by self-posturing men, she gave women a voice, and built a criminal empire that spans the globe. But now the time has come to legitimise her business. To protect the people she loves, she must escape the very chains her life was forged from.

Mir is also the editor of The Book of Bradford whose stories demonstrate the resilience of Yorkshire’s third largest city, the former ‘wool capital of the world’ which has overcome challenges and evolved into a proudly modern city, famed for its rich diversity and vibrant cultural landscape. Saima will discuss her work and how she places the city at the heart of her writing.

‘A gripping tale of weak men, strong women and Yorkshire grit.’ A Times Best Crime Novel

Saima Mir is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author. She has written for The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph, and worked for the BBC. Her work appeared in the anthology, It’s Not About the Burqa in 2019 and received over 250,000 hits online in two days. She is the author of the Times Bestseller, The Khan, and its sequels Vengeance and Deliverance. Saima grew up in Bradford and now lives in London.

Part of the Writing the City strand curated by Professor Beth Perry, Director of Urban Institute, University of Sheffield