The Inheritance
by Trisha Sakhlecha
Buy on AmazonPicture this: a deserted island in Scotland, a family reunion gone wrong, sibling rivalry and a messy murder. The Agarwals are waiting for their inheritance, which will come from the sale of their father’s multimillion-dollar company. Everyone desperately needs the money and will do whatever it takes to get their cut. We know that someone has died, but who is it and who killed them? This thriller is full of foreshadowing, but it’s still unpredictable. It will shock you, even at the last minute and on the last page. With layers of deception and intrigue, it questions how far we will go to protect our secrets and interests, and who we are willing to sacrifice to get there.
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"Picture this: a deserted island in Scotland, a family reunion gone wrong, sibling rivalry and a messy murder. The Agarwals are waiting for their inheritance, which will come from the sale of their father’s multimillion-dollar company. Everyone desperately needs the money and will do whatever it takes to get their cut. We know that someone has died, but who is it and who killed them? This thriller is full of foreshadowing, but it’s still unpredictable. It will shock you, even at the last minute and on the last page. With layers of deception and intrigue, it questions how far we will go to protect our secrets and interests, and who we are willing to sacrifice to get there."
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"The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha takes place in a familiar setting for a whodunnit: an isolated island. In this case, it’s off the coast of Scotland, and the protagonists are a rich family from Delhi who have come to celebrate their parents’ wedding anniversary and the retirement of the family patriarch. As other reviews have pointed out, it’s a bit Succession-meets-Agatha Christie, making for a very readable page-turner."
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