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Blood Rights
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
In the 1980s, London is a melting pot of cultures, but race and class create sharp divisions.
Black British journalist Sam Dean looks for stories, not missing persons.
When and old friend asks for help tracking down a White Conservative MP’s daughter, he feels he can’t say no. Virginia’s disappearance is tangled with the fate of Roy, a young mixed-race boy who reminds Sam of his own son, and Sam becomes determined to find the truth.
A trail of secrets leads Sam into backstreets of Black British culture, to the crossroads of race and class where you’ll find seedy walk-up flats, betting parlors and smoky nightclubs.
London’s answer to S.A. Cosby, Blood Rights is a riveting time capsule of London’s multi-cultural history wrapped up in a tense thriller.
Critic reviews
"In this top-notch first novel… The plot is hard-boiled, the mystery unfolding gradually rather than presenting itself full blown for solution. Phillips's dialogue and his protagonist's voice-over ruminations on everything from racial disharmony to foolishness on TV are spot-on, adding to the pleasure a fresh, transatlantic sensibility and inflection." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Ramona Mitrica
- 13-07-23
A beautiful book, and one I will re-read.
Exciting plausible plot. Seeing the world through Sam Dean’s eyes. Powerful social comments. Sharp and caustic.
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- Bella A
- 25-11-22
Passes the time
This has a Raymond Chandler-esque vibe to it - jaded gumshoe type character, wading through the mire of unscrupulous people with hidden agenda and navigating seedy nightclubs. The story let the whole narrative down - thin and implausible. The writing itself was not bad - just in need of a decent plot.
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