The Heirs

Written by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Five gifted siblings return home after their father is murdered, and every one is a suspect.

336 pages· 95,676 words· Est. 9 hour read· 910L· AR 6.6 · 16 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

Five adopted prodigies were raised by billionaire Leontes Button under his ruthless "Button Method" to prove that geniuses can be made. When their father is murdered, the five heirs come back to the family mansion, and every one of them has secrets and a reason to want him gone. A twisty YA mystery about family, abuse and grief.

From the publisher

PRINTING WITH SPECIAL STAINED EDGE 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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