EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 23 MIN
Amin Ahmad (A KILLER IN THE FAMILY) EP 104
from Authors on the Air Global Radio Network · host Authors on the Air Global Radio Network
Professor and thriller author, Amin Ahmad, discusses his new release, A KILLER IN THE FAMILY. A young man goes through with an arranged marriage only to find that when it comes to his wife’s powerful family, all that glitters isn’t gold. The deeper he digs, the more he learns about the family’s dark secrets and just how far they’ll go to keep them. “The deliciously twisty plot will have you reading—and guessing—late into the night!”—Angie Kim, New York Times bestselling author Listen in as we chat about how his background inspires such fantastic settings, how privilege and expectation converge in damaging ways, and find out which POV is the easiest for him to write. (HINT: It’s likely to make you laugh as hard as I did!) https://www.mariesutro.com/twisted-passages-podcast https://www.aminahmadbooks.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Amin was raised in India and came to America at the age of 17. He worked as an architect for many years before turning to writing. His first two novels (as A.X. Ahmad) were in the thriller genre, and he won the 2020 GS Chandra Prize for his book of short stories. He now teaches creative writing at Duke University, and lives in Durham NC with his family and a very mischievous cat. When he’s not writing, he can be found on his front porch, drinking tea and watching the world go by.
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Professor and thriller author, Amin Ahmad, discusses his new release, A KILLER IN THE FAMILY. A young man goes through with an arranged marriage only to find that when it comes to his wife’s powerful family, all that glitters isn’t gold. The deeper he digs, the more he learns about the family’s dark secrets and just how far they’ll go to keep them. “The deliciously twisty plot will have you reading—and guessing—late into the night!”—Angie Kim, New York Times bestselling author Listen in as we chat about how his background inspires such fantastic settings, how privilege and expectation converge in damaging ways, and find out which POV is the easiest for him to write. (HINT: It’s likely to make you laugh as hard as I did!) https://www.mariesutro.com/twisted-passages-podcast https://www.aminahmadbooks.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Amin was raised in India and came to America at the age of 17. He worked as an architect for many years before turning to writing. His first two novels (as A.X. Ahmad) were in the thriller genre, and he won the 2020 GS Chandra Prize for his book of short stories. He now teaches creative writing at Duke University, and lives in Durham NC with his family and a very mischievous cat. When he’s not writing, he can be found on his front porch, drinking tea and watching the world go by.
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