The Heiresses: A Novel - Softcover

Shepard, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062259555 ISBN 13: 9780062259554

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2015

Synopsis

From Sara Shepard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars, comes The Heiresses--a novel about the Saybrooks, a diamond family blessed with beauty and fortune yet plagued by a string of tragic and mysterious deaths.

The only thing more flawless than a Saybrook's solitaire is the family behind the diamond empire. Beauties, entrepreneurs, debutantes, and mavens, the Saybrooks are the epitome of high society. Anyone would kill to be one of them. But be careful what you wish for, because if you were a Saybrook, you'd be haunted by secrets and plagued by a dark streak of luck.

Tragedy strikes the prominent family yet again on a beautiful morning in May when thirty-four-year-old Poppy, the most remarkable Saybrook of them all, flings herself from the window of her office. Everyone is shocked that someone so perfect would end her own life--until her cousins receive an ominous warning: One heiress down, four to go.

Was it suicide . . . or murder? And who will be next: Aster, the beautiful but reckless girl who's never worked a day in her life--and who's covering up her father's darkest secret? Her older sister, Corrine, whose meticulously planned future is about to come crashing down around her? Perhaps it will be Natasha, the black sheep of the family who suddenly disinherited herself five years ago. Or maybe the perpetually single Rowan, who had the most to gain from her cousin's death.

A gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller about heiresses who must uncover a dark truth about their family before they lose the only thing money can't buy: their lives.

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Review:

"Deliciously dark, full of secrets and insane twists that make it impossible to put down!"--Jenny McCarthy

"If you miss Gossip Girl grab The Heiresses."--Brides Magazine

"For a true guilty pleasure, lose yourself in the glamorous--and dangerous--world of the Saybrooks, the protagonist family in this engrossing tale of money, beauty, status, and secrets from the author of Pretty Little Liars."--Town & Country

"The sexy, silly frolic that is summer reading kicks off with The Heiresses in which four really, really rich cousins skirt murderous mayhem in Manhattan's priciest zip codes."--New York Daily News

"The ultimate guilty pleasure! The Heiresses dishes up opulent settings, high lux lifestyles, and of course, back-stabbing relatives. Combine that with wicked dialogue and a razor sharp plot, and you have a great book indeed."--Lisa Gardner, author of Fear Nothing

"A smart, delicious suspense novel filled with money, murder and well-heeled heiresses up to no good. Warning: You're going to be up late tonight!"--Kate White, author of The Sixes

"Sara is a brilliant storyteller."--Adriana Trigiani, author of The Supreme Macaroni Company

"A Pretty Little Liars for grown-ups, mines the bold-faced misfortunes of sisters plagued by sex-tape scandals and seersucker--and, perhaps, a serial killer.--Vogue

"A wonderfully escapist thrill ride...an all-access pass to a glamorous world of privilege and prestige that will keep you guessing to the very last page."--Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia

"It's got all the goods: beautiful people, designer clothes, suspicious deaths, fabulous wealth, seething emotion, buried secrets, torrid romance, and crazy twists. The only things missing? A cool drink in your hand, an umbrella to sit under, and a weekend or two to while away."--Reader's Digest, 13 of the Best Thrillers to Read Right Now

From the Back Cover:

You know the Saybrooks. Everyone does. Perhaps you've read a profile of them in People or have seen their pictures in Vogue. Perhaps while walking along Fifth Avenue, you've been tempted to enter the building with their family name etched into the pediment above the door.

The only thing more flawless than a Saybrook's diamond solitaire is the family behind the jewelry empire. Beauties, entrepreneurs, debutantes, and style mavens, they are the epitome of New York City's high society. But being a Saybrook comes at a price--they are heirs not only to a dizzying fortune but also to a decades-old family curse. Tragedy strikes the prominent family yet again when thirty-four-year-old Poppy flings herself from the window of her TriBeCa office. Everyone is shocked that a woman who had it all would end her own life. Then her cousins receive an ominous threat: one heiress down, four to go.

Was it suicide . . . or murder? The remaining heiresses--Corinne, the perfectionist; Rowan, the workaholic; Aster, the hedonist; and Natasha, the enigma--wrestle with feelings of sadness, guilt, and, most of all, fear. Now they must uncover the truth about their family before they lose the only thing money can't buy: their lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0062259555
• ISBN 13: 9780062259554
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320