The Inheritance
The tense new murder mystery thriller that will keep you hooked to the very end
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MOST FAMILY REUNIONS END IN TEARS. THIS ONE WILL END IN MURDER.
Lucy Foley meets Succession in this atmospheric new murder mystery that will keep you hooked right until the last page . . .
‘Insanely readable… I absolutely loved The Inheritance!’ LISA JEWELL
'Original, compelling, and utterly unputdownable.' ANDREA MARA
‘A pacy, page-turning thriller' SARAH PEARSE
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On a private island off the west coast of Scotland, the Agarwals gather for a much-awaited family reunion.
Raj, the patriarch and business tycoon, who has six weeks to decide how to split his petrochemicals empire between his three children.
Shalini, the fragile mother, who longs to see her family healed.
Myra, the eldest daughter and golden child, who, unbeknownst to the family, is on the brink of bankruptcy.
Aseem, the son and supposed heir, who must choose between his wife and his family.
Aisha, the fun-loving youngest daughter, who is tired of being treated like a child.
And Zoe, the outsider whose #Instaperfect life is built on a foundation of lies.
Everyone has a secret – but only one would kill to protect it…
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Praise for The Inheritance:
‘Tense, atmospheric. I couldn’t put it down and WOW – the ending!’ Ruth Mancini, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman on the Ledge
‘A propulsive mystery and a layered portrait of familial love and dysfunction… impossible to put down.’ Tracy Sierra, bestselling author of Nightwatching
‘Dark and twisty suspense exquisitely done, right to the breathtaking final line.’ Ashley Audrain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Push
‘This will have you on the edge of your seat.’ Sophie Hannah, the multi-million bestselling author of The Couple at the Table
'So dazzlingly twisted, gripping and atmospheric' Kelly Mullen, author of This is Not a Game
‘Masterful plotting . . . had me turning the pages at warp speed.' Karen Dionne, author of The Wicked Sister
‘Menacing, smart, and absorbing’ Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Under the Harrow
Readers love The Inheritance:
‘Brilliant, breathtaking, and unputdownable!’ 5-star reader review
‘The writing was just *chefs kiss*. It was incredibly addictive and the twists just kept on twisting!’ 5-star reader review
‘A must-read!’ 5-star reader review
‘My favourite thriller of the year’ 5-star reader review
‘I could not put this down!’ 5-star reader review
‘This book had it all – family drama, isolated setting, murder, and all the twists and turns’ 5-star reader review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sakhlecha's disappointing latest (after Can You See Me Now?) begins like a golden age whodunit: a wealthy family gathers on an isolated island to divide up an inheritance. But Sakhlecha's ambitions are more anthropological than Agatha Christie's—murder comes at the climax, rather than in the story's opening pages, and the focus is squarely on the power dynamics among the Agarwal clan. The patriarch, Raj, plans to hand over his petrochemical company to his only son, Aseem. The gathering is hosted by golden child Myra, whose seemingly perfect life masks significant inner turmoil. Aisha, the younger daughter, brings along her unsuitable fiancé, while Aseem's wife, Zoe, butts heads with overbearing matriarch Shalini, who insists on controlling every aspect of Zoe's pregnancy. The slow-burn structure does Sakhlecha few favors: traditional mystery fans will be disappointed that the puzzle plot suggested by the locale never materializes, while readers of psychological suspense will lose patience with the protracted excavation of each character's secrets. Once those secrets are revealed, they hardly warrant the cataclysmic conclusion. This uneasy mash-up of Succession and Big Little Lies adds up to less than the sum of its parts.
