A Fatal Inheritance - 'A sizzling beach read' HEAT MAGAZINE

A Fatal Inheritance is GLORIOUS! Hugely enjoyable escapism, featuring The South of France, film stars, gorgeous villas, lavender-scented air, ex-Nazis, family secrets and more besides! I enjoyed it ENORMOUSLY.' MARIAN KEYESLondon 1948: Eve Forrester is trapped in a loveless marriage, in a gloomy house, in a grey suburb. Out of the blue, she receives a solicitor's letter. A wealthy stranger has left her a mystery inheritance but in order to find out more, she must travel to the glittering French Riviera. Eve discovers her legacy is an enchanting villa overlooking the Mediterranean sea and suddenly, life could not be more glamorous.Alone in paradise, Eve must unlock the story behind her surprise bequest - before events turn deadly...Reminiscent of a Golden Age mystery, A Fatal Inheritance is an intoxicating story of dysfunctional families and long-hidden secrets, set against the razzle-dazzle and decadence of the French Riviera. 'With a dash of Agatha Christie and a nod to Zelda Fitzgerald, Rachel Rhys' historical mystery is simply gorgeous. . .will have you yearning to sip a gin fizz while watching the sun sink into the Mediterranean' KATE RIORDAN'A transporting golden-age infused mystery caper' Sunday Times'An exquisite and shimmering read. I completely lost myself in Rhys's lovingly evoked 1940s French Riviera and was gripped by the slow-burn mystery. An essential summer read!' LISA JEWELL

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Rhys, Rhys Rachel
• Publisher: BLACK SWAN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781784162603
• ISBN: 978-1-78416-260-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Historical novels and narratives; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, Historical romance, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Holidays, Historical fiction, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Romance / Billionaires, FICTION / Romance / Holiday, French Riviera / Côte d’Azur, Crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, c 1940 to c 1949