Last Right: a short story

by Zoë Sharp

Last Right is a standalone short story by the highly acclaimed crime thriller writer, Zoë Sharp, author of the bestselling series featuring ex-Special Forces soldier turned self-defence expert and bodyguard, Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Fox.


In Last Right a prodigal son, a vanished wife, and a dying patriarch combine in a tale of betrayal and revenge on the Mexican border.


‘Zoë Sharp is one of the sharpest, coolest, and most intriguing writers I know.’ New York Times Bestseller, Harlan Coben


Zoë Sharp’s short stories have appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine as well as anthologies in the UK and USA, been used in school text books, turned into short films, included in many Best Of collections, and nominated twice for the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Short Story Dagger. Her other work has also been nominated for Edgar, Anthony, Barry (twice), Benjamin Franklin, and Macavity Awards in the United States.


Praise for Zoë Sharp


‘Scarily good.’ Lee Child


‘Sharp deserves a genre all her own—if you are just discovering Zoë Sharp then you are in for a real treat.’ Jon Jordan, Crimespree Magazine


‘If you don't like Zoë Sharp there's something wrong with you. Go and live in a cave and get the hell out of my gene pool! There are few writers who go right to the top of my TBR pile – Zoë Sharp is one of them.’ Stuart MacBride

Genres: Short Stories

Kindle Edition

First published November 21, 2012

About the author

Zoë Sharp spent most of her formative years living aboard a catamaran on the northwest coast of England. She opted out of mainstream education at the age of twelve and wrote her first novel at fifteen. She became a freelance photojournalist in 1988 and started writing her Charlie Fox crime thriller series after receiving death-threats in the course of her work.

Reviews

[Sarah ♡ (let’s interact!) · Rating 3 out of 5]

In ‘Last Right’ a prodigal son, a vanished wife, and a dying patriarch combine in a tale of betrayal and revenge on the Mexican border.

My only issue is this story was much shorter than I anticipated, even giving the already super low page count on Kindle! It serves a good teaser for the author’s work however, I might have to check out one of her longer mystery/thriller novels in the future.

[The Cats’ Mother · Rating 4 out of 5]

A standalone short story by the author of probably my favourite series, the Charlie Fox books, this is completely different and shows her talent as a writer. I don't have much of an imagination but was able to picture the scenes described as if they were a movie. This is about a young man returning to his dying father's estate in Mexico to confront him about what happened to his mother.
The only disappointment was that Kindle on my iPad made it look much longer than it was because more than half of the ebook is taken up with summaries of her other books.

[Sheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short story was at the end of the Charlie Fox books 1-3 box set on Kindle so I figured I'd give it a read, even though it's not a Charlie Fox story. A good short story is tough to write, in my opinion. The writer has to accomplish a lot in very little real estate. This short story was well-written although predictable (but maybe it was supposed to be). Still, Zoe Sharp is a great writer, and it was an enjoyable way to spend a few minutes.

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

An short story by Sharp, not featuring her usual heroine, Charlie Fox. Free.