The Final Adversary

release date winter 2026

Advance reviews

Awarded the prestigious Readers’ Favorite 5-star seal

“Righten is a master of immersive scene writing, from the Criterion Restaurant in London, where intelligence meets under the watchful eye of others, to a heartbreakingly damaged residential block in Kyiv, where victims must be identified after a drone strike. The grounding of the conflict in lived environments and a contemporary war is brilliant. Readers who enjoy intelligent fiction, international settings, and character-driven action will adore this. Very highly recommended.”

“Cancer, a hitman, and a man from the past drive the tension in this mesmerizing thriller.”

Editors, ReadersFavorite (US)

****

Awarded the highly-respected Indie Books We Love 5-star seal

“The storyline is action-packed, with lots of moving parts as the aid mission is planned, work to release the hostages is undertaken and the nemisis behing everything steps closer to the light. A thrilling and fitting final mission , with plenty of thrills. Action fans will be gripped by the characters and storytelling.”

Editor, LoveReading (US)

****

“Fast-paced action, espionage, and geopolitical intrigue set against a familar comtempory conflict makes this a multilayered, hard-hitting, and undeniably page-turning read.”

Editor, SPR (US)

****

“The prose is beautifully descriptive without being manipulitive: it evokes just the right emotions in the reader. Righten successfully delivers exactly what the genre pronises in THE FINAL ADVERSARY: a high-stakes, action-adventure that doesn’t miss a single narrative beat.”

5-Stars: Editor, IndieReader (US)

****

X-stars “ccc”

Editor, Kirkus (US)

****

X-stars “ccc”

Editor, BlueInk (US)

****