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The Heirs

A family of prodigies under suspicion

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A family of prodigies under suspicion

At the center of this young adult mystery is a family shaped by Leontes Button’s experiment in producing child prodigies. After his murder at the annual Prodigy Ball, the guests are confined to Button Manor while police investigate. The five adopted siblings—each assigned a distinct identity by their father’s standards—have secrets of their own, as do others gathered at the estate. The setup brings family pressure and questions of identity into a closed-circle murder investigation, with the father’s history of making enemies widening the pool of possible suspects.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in mysteries and detective stories.
  • Readers who enjoy ensemble stories about siblings, secrets, and family conflict.
  • Fans of closed-circle investigations set in a mansion.

Themes

Family and inheritanceIdentity and expectationsSecrets and suspicionProdigy culture

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An instant New York Times and Indies Bestseller!

From the award-winning New York Times and Indie bestselling author of Ace of Spades comes a mystery about five teen geniuses, their billionaire father, and the aftermath of his murder--perfect for fans of The Inheritance Games, Umbrella Academy, and Knives Out!

Five prodigies, one dead father, a mansion full of suspects...

Octavius the Maestro.
Fola the Brain.
Bilal the Olympian.
Perdita the Artist.
Romeo the Failure.

These are the five heirs of the illustrious billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and viciously trained with their father's infamous "Button Method" to prove his hypothesis for creating prodigies--child geniuses--the Button siblings have had no choice but to be brilliant according to their father's impossibly high standards.

Until he is murdered at his annual Prodigy Ball.

Now, all who attended the ball are required to stay in the Button Manor while the police investigate. But the officers have their work cut out for them--each of the Button siblings has something to hide, but The Heirs aren't the only ones with secrets. After all, Leontes Button was especially good at making enemies. . .

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