Inherit the Dead A Novel
Inherit the Dead A Novel by Lee Child is a first edition published by Simon and Schuster on October 8, 2013. This 288-page work features contributions from over twenty bestselling authors, creating a collaborative mystery that intertwines their unique storytelling styles. The narrative follows Pericles “Perry” Christo, a private investigator with a troubled past, as he takes on a case involving a wealthy socialite’s missing daughter, leading him into a web of secrets and danger.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of characters and motives as Christo navigates the complexities of the case, revealing that the seemingly straightforward search for Angelina is anything but simple. The story unfolds against the backdrop of New York City and the Hamptons, blending elements of crime, suspense, and hard-boiled fiction. With contributions from notable authors such as Mary Higgins Clark and Charlaine Harris, this novel offers a multifaceted approach to the mystery genre, ensuring a compelling experience for fans of thrillers and detective stories.
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TWENTY THRILLING WRITERS. ONE CHILLING MYSTERY.
More than twenty New York Times bestselling authors team up to create a first-rate serial novel—a collaboration among some of the most popular mystery and thriller writers in the English-speaking world today, producing a “well-told mystery that stands on its own two (or 40) feet” (Booklist).
Readers will enjoy an introduction by Lee Child, an afterword by Linda Fairstein, and chapters by bestselling authors Mary Higgins Clark, John Connolly, Charlaine Harris, CJ Box, Mark Billingham, Lawrence Block, Ken Bruen, Alafair Burke, Stephen L. Carter, Marcia Clark, Max Allan Collins, James Grady, Heather Graham, Bryan Gruley, Val McDermid, SJ Rozan, Jonathan Santlofer, Dana Stabenow, Lisa Unger, and Sarah Weinman. What’s more, the editor, Jonathan Santlofer, has arranged to donate any royalties in excess of editor and contributor compensation to Safe Horizon, the leading victim assistance agency in the country—making it a worthy and winning triumph.
Pericles “Perry” Christo is a PI with a past—a former cop, who lost his badge and his family when a corruption scandal left him broke and disgraced. When wealthy Upper East Side matron Julia Drusilla summons him one cold February night, he grabs what seems to be a straightforward (and lucrative) case.
The socialite is looking for her beautiful, aimless daughter, Angelina, who is about to become a very wealthy young woman. But as Christo digs deeper, he discovers there’s much more to the lovely “Angel” than meets the eye. Her father, her best friend, her boyfriends all have agendas of their own. Angel, he soon realizes, may be in grave danger…and if Christo gets too close, he just might get caught in the crossfire.
This classic noir tale twists and turns down New York’s mean streets and along Hamptons’ beaches and back roads during a bitterly cold and gray winter where nothing is as it seems and everyone has something to hide.
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