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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The utterly addictive new YA murder mystery thriller from Faridah Abike-Iyimide, the award-winning and bestselling author of ACE OF SPADES and WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE.

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

FIVE PRODIGIES
Everyone has heard of the Button heirs: the five genius children of infamous billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and trained under the “Button Method”, they’ve had no choice but to be brilliant.

ONE DEAD FATHER
But brilliance comes at a deadly price. Because at their father’s tenth annual Prodigy Ball, Leontes Button is murdered.

A MANSION FULL OF SUSPECTS
As long-buried secrets come to light, one thing is clear: everyone at the ball had reason to want him dead. After all, their father was especially good at making enemies…

A rollercoaster of twists and turns with secrets, lies, murder and money, The Heirs is The Inheritance Games meets Knives Out.

Publisher Review

A compulsive and completely addictive murder mystery that is also a beautiful mediation on sibling hood and the pressures to succeed, and the lasting effects this can have, this novel is a glorious tour de force. — Margaret McDonald With a twisted family legacy matched with an addictive murder mystery, The Heirs had all the perfect puzzle pieces! I loved untangling the dark secrets of the genius Button family and delving into the cutthroat world behind the exclusive Prodigy Ball, from the fierce sibling rivalries to secret romances. Every plot twist left me reeling and hunting for the next clue! * Felicity Epps, author of A Grave Inheritance * The Heirs is a clever, compulsively readable novel that taps into the trend for thrillers about extremely wealthy teenagers, told through the voices of the children. * The Bookseller *