Inheritance (Paperback)

R.C. Ferris

ISBN 13: 9798281336321

Published by Independently Published, 2025

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Paperback. Detroit, 1949.The war is over, but the city is still burning-on the streets, in the factories, and in the hearts of the men who came back changed. Ray Bishop is one of them. A combat veteran trying to outrun the ghosts of Europe, he returns home only to be pulled into the shadows of his father's mysterious death.Eddie Bishop was many things: a respected bookkeeper, a war hero, and-Ray discovers-something far more dangerous. When a cryptic ledger and a forgotten photograph surface, Ray is thrust into a hidden war beneath the city's surface-one governed by loyalty, secrets, and debts that don't stay buried.The deeper he digs, the more he realizes: his father wasn't murdered for what he did wrong, but for what he tried to make right.From smoky jazz clubs and cold church basements to rusted factories and backroom safehouses, Inheritance is a slow-burn noir mystery about legacy, betrayal, and the brutal price of truth. As Ray pieces together the puzzle Eddie left behind, he'll face a choice: walk away-or become the man his father couldn't afford to be.Fans of L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, and The Big Sleep will feel right at home in this gritty, emotionally charged debut noir thriller. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inheritance (Paperback)
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798281336321
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Detroit, 1949.
The war is over, but the city is still burning—on the streets, in the factories, and in the hearts of the men who came back changed. Ray Bishop is one of them. A combat veteran trying to outrun the ghosts of Europe, he returns home only to be pulled into the shadows of his father’s mysterious death.

Eddie Bishop was many things: a respected bookkeeper, a war hero, and—Ray discovers—something far more dangerous. When a cryptic ledger and a forgotten photograph surface, Ray is thrust into a hidden war beneath the city’s surface—one governed by loyalty, secrets, and debts that don’t stay buried.

The deeper he digs, the more he realizes: his father wasn’t murdered for what he did wrong, but for what he tried to make right.

From smoky jazz clubs and cold church basements to rusted factories and backroom safehouses, Inheritance is a slow-burn noir mystery about legacy, betrayal, and the brutal price of truth. As Ray pieces together the puzzle Eddie left behind, he’ll face a choice: walk away—or become the man his father couldn’t afford to be.

Fans of L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, and The Big Sleep will feel right at home in this gritty, emotionally charged debut noir thriller.