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Blood Rights

By: Mike Phillips
Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
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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.

©2022 Mike Phillips (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited African American Amateur Sleuths Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Detective Disappearance Exciting Suspense

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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Well written and engaging, excellent reading performance, handled all the accents very well. Story good but not challenging

well written,

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Exciting plausible plot. Seeing the world through Sam Dean’s eyes. Powerful social comments. Sharp and caustic.

A beautiful book, and one I will re-read.

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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.

Passes the time

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