The Shah of Chicago

When he gets out of jail for the seventh time Yaqub Shah aka Jack King—from Chicago—vows never to go back again. Fed up of running small-time scams for other people he convinces his law-abiding guardian Uncle Jalal that he wants to sort out his life and return to Pakistan. What he really has in mind is a blockbuster heroin deal—sourcing product from the motherland and supplying to the Midwest in America—which will let him retire as the ‘King of Chicago.’ Heading back to the place of a painful past—his dear mother long gone and an estranged father only interested in his business empire—Jack is determined to stay no longer than necessary. Pakistan however finds a way of getting under his skin—he falls in love with the beautiful Afroz who reminds him of the futility of running away from home; he gets into a drunken scuffle with Mushtaq Gill who happens to be the head of the National Intelligence Agency; and when things really start heating up he must confront himself and the life he truly desires.A thrilling caper a hedonistic romp and a poignant homecoming story The Shah of Chicago is a high-octane swashbuckling adventure.