The Inheritance

I read this book in a matter of 2 days, which is good for me seeing how many books I have that have a bookmark somewhere in them where I either got bored or just quit reading. I thought the story moved well and you will get used to the fact that it's being told in first person. Don't worry, you find out who drowned the lady in the beginning and all the other questions you have throughout the book will be answered. I thought the last page of the book made the entire story. In fact, I covered it with a post-it so that the next person who borrowed it from me wouldn't cheat. I doubt it would make sense even if they did read it, but you never know. In fact, about 8 people have borrowed my now tattered book whose cover is long gone and all have loved it as much as I did and yes, the post-it note is still covering that last page and everyone agrees to just leaving it that way! ;)

Savage has written an extremely entertaining book with unanticipated twists and turns. Holly Randall has unexpectedly inherited $600 million and has moved from the California desert into a Connecticut mansion. At first, the house seems to inhabit more mysterious characters than any one novel can handle. But further into the story it becomes increasingly clear that all each of them is important to the plot. This book has more surprises than any three books I can think of. Highly recommended for a rainy day.

As one who has grown tired of the suspense/mystery genre, Tom Savage has rejuvenated me. Similar to Valentine's Day and the Precipice, the Inheritance is as page-turning as a Sidney Sheldon novel, but with twists that are not only believable, but mind boggling. Tom Savage, you da man!

Savage is the master of the twisting thriller and this shocker is one of the reasons why.When Holly Smith finds out she is a inheritor of the vast Randall estate and must live with her new family she enters a web of murder and betrayal where nothing is at it seems.This chilling novel of murder, greed and betrayal will keep you guessing and shocked with it's sinister atmosphere,fiendish plot twists that don't end till the final page!A true Gothic chiller that you will never forget. Hitchcock would had been proud to film this novel.

For Holly Smith Randall, the distance between Indio, California and Randall, Connecticut is much longer than can be measured in mere miles or kilometers. She gone from an ordinary middle class working stiff to one of the richest women on the planet. She is also the daughter of a convicted murderer, one who killed her father and gave birth to Holly while in prison. She and her in-laws are all ashamed of her which is the reason she was given away in a private adoption. Now the only heir left is John, ane'er do well despised more than Holly. Her great-aunt contacts her before her death to inform Holly about her true identity and inheritance. She decides to collect her Randall inheritance evn though it means displacing John. Her Uncle John, who has lived off of the money for years, could not care less that the heir has surfaced. He knows that there are ways, including lethal means, for him and his avarice spouse to insure that they keep their current standard of living. It will be interesting to see how Holly copes with her duplicitous family. Readers who have perused Daphne Du Maurier's REBECCA and Emily Bronte' WUTHERING HEIGHTS will understand the atmosphere that permeates THE INHERITANCE, a modern gothic tale. The sense of foreboding and the dark and dire happenings that change the characters forever is brilliantly captured by Tom Savage. This powerhouse of a writer creates a memorable novel because of the lead female, who is both more and less than she seems. More books like this will lead to a gothic novel renaissance.Harriet Klausner