The Inheritance

Simon Tolkien

ISBN 10: 031253907X / ISBN 13: 9780312539078

Published by Minotaur Books April 2010, 2010

About this Item

First edition by number code. Dust jacket has shelf wear.

Seller Inventory # 22845

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Inheritance
• Publisher: Minotaur Books April 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031253907X
• ISBN 13: 9780312539078
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Printing: First Edition
• Condition: Collectible-Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction Hard Cover

About this title

Synopsis

A complex mystery of deception and betrayal that follows the court case of a young man set to hang for the murder of his father

 

When a famed Oxford historian is found dead in his study one night, all evidence points to his son, Stephen. About to be disinherited from the family fortune, Stephen returns to home after a long estrangement—and it happens to be the night his father is shot to death. When his fingerprints are found on the murder weapon, Stephen’s guilt seems undeniable. But there were five other people in the manor house at the time, and as their stories slowly emerge—along with the revelation that the deceased man was involved in a deadly hunt for a priceless relic in Northern France at the end of World War II—the race is on to save Stephen from a death sentence.

Everyone has a motive, and no one is telling the truth.

Unwilling to sit by and watch the biased judge condemn Stephen to death, an ageing police inspector decides to travel from England to France to find out what really happened in that small French village in 1945—and what artifact could be so valuable it would be worth killing for.

Author Simon Tolkien received rave reviews for his first legal thriller, The Final Witness. Now, in The Inheritance, Tolkien sharpens his craft even more, deftly weaving psychological suspense and family drama to create a mystery steeped in memories, betrayal, and the long shadow of the past. Part courtroom drama and part historical thriller, The Inheritance is a dark, dynamic thriller that tests the strength of blood ties, loyalty, and revenge.

About the Author

The grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, SIMON TOLKIEN lives in California with his two children. His first novel, Final Witness, was published in 2002 to widespread acclaim.