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.Sam Dean, the African American private sleuth, finds himself in the heart of London's top crime scenes, where mystery and thrillers are not just fiction. His amateur detective skills are put to the test as he navigates through the city's seedy underbelly, where the line between right and wrong is blurred.For fans of S.A. Cosby (King of Ashes), Simon Mason (The Case of the Lonely Accountant), Henning Mankell (One Step Behind), Benjamin Black (A Death in Summer), and Will Dean (Ice Town).HarperCollins 2022