The Inheritance
A Novel
“With echoes of the TV dramas Succession and The White Lotus. . . . Sakhlecha displays a Christie-like knack for misdirection.” —The Sunday Times
“A peek behind the velvet curtain of extreme wealth and privilege.” —The Washington Post
Most family reunions end in tears. This one will end in murder.
Meet the Agarwals, who have gathered on a private, luxury island off the west coast of Scotland for a much-anticipated family reunion.
Raj, the patriarch and a business tycoon, is about to announce to his wife and three children the succession plan for his multimillon-dollar Delhi-based company. Shalini, the fragile matriarch, is ready to have her husband to herself after years of sacrifice to the family business. Myra, the golden child, owner of…