The Inheritance

A house, money and power beyond her wildest dreams - it's an inheritance to die for...an engrossing new thriller from the author of Don't Let Him InSarah doesn't know much about her estranged aunt, Evelyn.So when Evie dies, Sarah is shocked to hear her final wishes.Evie wants Sarah to inherit her fortune - including a foreboding mansion in a small Northumberland town.But that's not all she wants. For most of her life, she'd been haunted by the loss of a friend. A girl who'd gone missing, from the very house Evie has left to Sarah. A girl who was never found. A house whose secrets were never revealed.Now, her conditions are simple. Sarah can have everything - but she has to catch a killer first...

“" A stellar novel of high octane action, adventure and suspense. A sizzling treat that nails its complexities and wrenches your emotions. It's a battle of wits that heats up every page." --Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author on Ungentlemanly Warfare "A masterful missing person thriller with great characters and plenty of twists - simply superb --Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of Thirteen, on Alice Teale Is Missing "A brilliantly plotted, perfectly clued story of the dark power of terrible truths. Compulsive reading from page one. --Gytha Lodge, author of She Lies in Wait , on Alice Teale Is Missing "He just keeps getting better and better." --Luca Veste , author, The Bone Keeper , on Alice Teale Is Missing”

Atmospheric and ultra-creepy. An old dark house mystery with a distinctive modern twist. -- Paul Finch
An enthralling read from beginning to end. This had such a riveting setup, and it really delivered. Dark family secrets, priest holes, a missing girl and a race against time to solve an ancient mystery made this an absolute belter of a book. Bravo! -- Gytha Lodge
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Dark, creepy and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around the corner -- T.M. Logan
An absolute belter of a thriller. Dark, sinister, clever and creepy. Keeps you guessing right to the very end -- Neil Lancaster
From the brilliant first chapter to the heart-in-mouth ending, Howard Linskey has created a dark, clever and engrossing tale that will grip crime readers the world over -- C.L. Taylor
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Howard Linskey is the author of a series of crime novels set in the North-East, featuring detective Ian Bradshaw and journalists Tom Carney and Helen Norton. Most recently, he has written standalone thrillers including Alice Teale is Missing and Don't Let Him In. Originally from Ferryhill in County Durham, Howard now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and daughter.

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