The Inheritance of Shadows
The Inheritance of Shadows by Frank Anthony is a mystery novel published by iUniverse in February 2007. This edition spans 184 pages and is presented in English. The story begins with the murder of Ashley Robbins shortly after her move into a new house, leading to suspicion falling on her ex-con boyfriend, George Reid. As the investigation unfolds, Detective Cotton, an alcoholic assigned to the case, discovers that Ashley had inherited the house from a recently deceased married man, complicating the situation further.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that follows investigator Curtis Lake and his partner Moppa as they delve into a series of murders linked to the dead man’s will. The plot thickens with the murder of Cotton and an inexperienced detective, revealing a systematic scheme targeting the estate’s beneficiaries. As Lake navigates this dangerous web, he confronts a killer whose motives challenge everything he knows about crime and investigation. This edition offers a detailed exploration of themes related to mystery, police procedural elements, and the complexities of human relationships.
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Shortly after moving into a new house, a young woman named Ashley Robbins is found murdered. Suspicion immediately falls upon the woman’s ex-con boyfriend, George Reid. Assigning the case to the dismal alcoholic Detective Cotton, he learns the victim had just inherited the house in the will of a recently deceased married man whom she and her boyfriend had been blackmailing.
When Cotton is murdered in the course of the investigation, it falls to the bull-headed investigator Curtis Lake and his wild partner Moppa to follow the dangerous threads which include the additional murder of an inexperienced detective who it turns out is also an heir to the man’s estate. When the deceased man’s widow is murdered, it’s obvious that a systematic plot is in place to murder every benefactor of the dead man’s will (and every suspect). Baffled by this pattern of people marked for death, Curtis Lake searches for a killer with a motive unlike any he’s ever come up against, and one who doesn’t seem to exist.
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