In Lahore, Daru Shezad is a junior banker with a hashish habit. When his old friend Ozi moves back to Pakistan, Daru wants to be happy for him. Ozi has everything: a beautiful wife and child, an expensive foreign education - and a corrupt father who bankrolls his lavish lifestyle. As jealousy sets in, Daru's life slowly unravels. He loses his job. Starts lacing his joints with heroin. Becomes involved with a criminally-minded rickshaw driver. And falls in love with Ozi's lonely wife. But how low can Daru sink? And is he guilty of the crime he finds himself on trial for?

Author Biography

Mohsin Hamid lives in Lahore, where he is working on his third novel. He is the author of the bestselling and widely praised The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and contributes regularly to newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian and The New York Times.