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Atmospheric and ultra-creepy. An old dark house mystery with a distinctive modern twist.

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!

Dark, creepy and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around the corner

An absolute belter of a thriller. Dark, sinister, clever and creepy. Keeps you guessing right to the very end

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

The twisty and gripping new thriller from the author of Don’t Let Him In

Sarah 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...

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You will inherit everything. The house. The money. 
There's just one condition. 
You have to catch a killer first . . . 
 
When Sarah's Aunt Evelyn passes away, she discovers a hidden fortune has been left to her, including a foreboding mansion in a small Northumberland town. 
 
But it comes with one condition. 
 
For most of her life, Evelyn had been haunted by the loss of a friend who went missing in Cragsmoor - the very house Evelyn has left to Sarah. 
 
Now, Evelyn's final wish is for Sarah to return to Cragsmoor and uncover the truth. 
 
If she does, she will inherit everything. 
 
But someone wishes for the secrets of Cragsmoor to remain hidden. 
 
Someone who may have killed once before . . . 
 
 
PRAISE FOR HOWARD LINSKEY: 
 
'Dark, creeping and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner' T.M. Logan 
 
'This story will cause nightmares, it is that good' Daily Mail 
 
'Dark, clever and engrossing' C. L. Taylor 
 
© Howard Linskey 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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.

The Inheritance

The twisty and gripping new thriller from the author of Don’t Let Him In

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Atmospheric and ultra-creepy. An old dark house mystery with a distinctive modern twist.

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!

Praise for Howard Linskey

Dark, creepy and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around the corner

An absolute belter of a thriller. Dark, sinister, clever and creepy. Keeps you guessing right to the very end

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

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