Last Rights

Last Rights is a thrilling novel set in the heart of London and across Europe.

Edward Bell's mother left the Soviet Union thirty years ago. She was a political firebrand, a troublemaker who worked as an interpreter. Initially, she made efforts to assimilate into English society, keeping her accent in check and socialising with other mothers at Edward's school. However, gradually she reverted to her foreign roots, visiting foreign shops and maintaining relationships only with fellow expatriates. To her, England was simply the view from the front window.

Edward and his mother seemed to live quietly enough until, one day, after the war, a Russian businessman is found dead in London. This incident turns their lives upside down as they become the targets of security agents from major global powers. This unleashes a cycle of violence across Europe and into Russia. For Edward Bell, it becomes a nightmare journey as his past collides with the present, and he must extract his family from the lingering shadow of the Cold War that still threatens their lives.

The journey through this tumultuous world divides husband and wife, mother and son, twisting their destinies with violence and betrayal. In making his decisions, Bell faces a profound choice between the death of a principle and the life of a human being. He struggles to break free from the political stranglehold on him and those he loves, as he fights for his last rights.