Inheritance - Hardcover

Baker, Keith

 
9780708938904: Inheritance

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Synopsis

When retired RUC officer Bob McCallan is blown up in a gas explosion, his son Jack inherits an unexpected fortune. He also inherits a key to the past. The violence in Northern Ireland have been over for 20 years, but there are still secrets that could shatter the peace.

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Review

Breathtaking...if you read no other thriller this year, buy this one (IRISH TIMES)

ENGRAM: 'Redolent of Highsmith, this is a taut, well-orchestrated piece' The Times
'Vivid and frightening...an intelligent thriller' The Times Literary Supplement



Keith Baker's debut thriller, Inheritance, was a WH Smith Fresh Talent selection and received rave reviews:
'Breathtaking...if you read no other thriller this year, buy this one' Irish Times
'So good it's hard to believe it's a first novel' Ted Allbeury
'Move aside Jack Higgins, here comes Keith Baker' Tribune Magazine
'As Keith Baker constructs a tangled plot shot through with vengeance and politics, he remains firmly in control, deftly moving his thriller toward its dramatic conclusion' New York Times
'Gripping debut novel' Express on Sunday
'A boisterous fast-paced adventure' Financial Times



So good it's hard to believe it's a first novel (Ted Allbeury)

Gripping debut novel (EXPRESS ON SUNDAY)

'A gripping thriller...Baker's characters are frighteningly credible and the cliffhanger chapter endings ensure you are burning the midnight oil until the heart-stopping conclusion' Manchester Evening News [Reckoning]

A boisterous fast-paced adventure (FINANCIAL TIMES)

As Keith Baker constructs a tangled plot shot through with vengeance and politics, he remains firmly in control, deftly moving his thriller toward its dramatic conclusion (NEW YORK TIMES)

Move aside Jack Higgins, here comes Keith Baker (TRIBUNE MAGAZINE)

Synopsis

A debut thriller set in a Northern Ireland where the Troubles have been over for twenty years. When a retired RUC officer is blown up in a gas explosion in his caravan, his son inherits a key to the past, and as he uncovers the truth about his father's death, he stumbles across a conspiracy of daring and awesome greed.

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