Last Rights
Last Rights by Barbara Nadel is a gripping narrative set in the London Borough of West Ham during the 1940s, published by Headline in 2005. This edition spans 278 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Francis H, an undertaker and World War I veteran, as he navigates the chaos of wartime London, haunted by his past while grappling with the challenges of his profession.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a tale that intertwines crime and mystery as Francis encounters a frantic man during an air raid, only to later discover the man’s body in his parlour. This unsettling event triggers a series of harrowing confrontations with violent thugs and a web of secrets that threaten his already fragile mental state. The narrative explores themes of survival and the psychological toll of war, making it a compelling read for those interested in historical crime fiction.
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Francis H is an undertaker in the London Borough of West Ham in the 1940s. The Second World War is in full swing and the Borough is being pounded on a nightly basis by the German Luftwaffe. Francis H is a World War 1 veteran so he also has to deal with the continuing fears and delusions that still haunt him from the trenches of Flanders. One night, in the middle of a raid, Francis meets what appears to be a madman running across the rubble screaming about being stabbed. But Francis can see no sign of blood on the man, so he passes him by. However, two days later the man’s body turns up at Francis’ parlour. So begins a frightening sequence of events that has Francis H pitted against violent thugs, an almost impenetrable network of secrets and his own fragile sanity.
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