An Honorable Betrayal

By Fatima Mahdi

Honourable Betrayal is a gripping political thriller rooted in the moral vision of Shia Islam, where faith, power, and conscience collide. As covert deals are struck and public loyalties carefully staged, a dangerous truth begins to surface, one that threatens to unravel both institutions and beliefs built on fragile compromises.

In a world where political survival demands silence, a handful of individuals are forced to make an impossible choice: submit to expediency or stand with aqq, no matter the cost. Inspired by the legacy of the Ahlul Bayt, the novel probes a haunting question, when justice is abandoned, can betrayal become an act of fidelity?

Fast-paced and intellectually charged, Honourable Betrayal exposes the hidden mechanisms of power while drawing readers into a tense struggle where sincerity is the rarest currency and truth is the most dangerous weapon. Each decision tightens the noose, each revelation raises the stakes, until silence itself becomes complicity.

A compelling and provocative novel for readers who believe that faith must challenge power, and that truth, once revealed, demands a price.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 192258374X
• ISBN13: 9781922583741
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Lantern Publications
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"