The Islamist of Pepynbridge

by Peter Morrell

Ashif Malik, Ash for short, born in Lahore, seventeen, intelligent, good-looking, talented cricket all-rounder and pleasant tenor, is welcomed by the residents of Pepynbridge, a quintessentially English village in Northamptonshire, when in March 2015 he moves to live there with his father, a consultant psychiatrist, his mother and his younger sister, Leela. Ash joins the Abbey choir and, playing for Pepynbridge Firsts, his prowess comes to the attention of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. But young Ash is not all he seems, as Leela and the more prescient in the village come to suspect. When he falls in love with Sophie Wicken, rising sixteen and daughter of a local farmer, Ash struggles to preserve his cover and events move quickly to a climax that sends shock waves far beyond Pepynbridge.

318 pages, Paperback

Published November 6, 2015

Reviews

[Claire Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again Peter Morrell proves he is not afraid to tackle the difficult topics of the day as in the second instalment of his Pepynbridge novels he looks at Islamic extremism. The issues are dealt with sensitively as Peter draws on his wealth of knowledge as a barrister, judge and member of the clergy.