This family was just HORRIBLE!!! And I totally enjoyed reading about them! The uber-wealthy Agarwals have gathered on an isolated Scottish island for a reunion. It is also the plan for Raj, the patriarch to announce a succession plan for his company that is worth millions. No one is happy, someone dies and tons of secrets and resentments come to light. I am a huge "Succession" fan, and I love murders soooooo...... this one was hard to put down. My only issue would be that I had no one to root for. But, just like "Succession", it was still a great time!

Thank you to #NetGalley, Trisha Sakhlecha and PENGUIN GROUP Viking | Pamela Dorman Books for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

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Suspenseful murder mystery playing out on a luxurious, completely isolated island with a family of suspects telling their backstory of what happened before the body was discovered. Twists and turns as you come to know the characters and their motivation to inherit the lion's share of the family company. Their father's announcement at the anniversary celebration is not what they were counting on. What happens next are dark and dramatic family dynamics due to their lifetime familial roles.

This book has pretty much everything that I like in mystery/thriller novels: family drama, unlikable (and yet realistic) characters, suspense and death. So, in theory, I was 'supposed' to have loved this book. Unfortunately, I have not.
And to be very honest: I don't know why! Maybe I wasn't in the right mood for it, or possibly this author's writing style didn't clique with me?
I just thought it was a bit 'too much' at the end: too much drama, too much annoying behaviour, too many pages...!
Maybe I'll wait for this book to be officially published (early next year) and I'll try it again by listening to the audiobook. Hopefully, it wil change my opinion for the better.

The Agarwal family had all gathered on a Scottish island to celebrate the father's retirement and the parent's 40th wedding anniversary. The island housed a large estate that one of the daughters was renovating into a luxury hotel. The housekeeper and handyman were given the week off and there were no other inhabitants. As a storm approached, it stranded them on the island but when the power went out with no cell phone or internet connections, it was only a matter of time that all the secrets that they were hiding would come to light.
A tense thriller that surrounds a family whose closeness is not what they show to the world but who stand together no matter what.
Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the opportunity to read this e-galley of "The Inheritance".

Thank you to Penguin Group Viking and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Okay WOW what a gripping and unpredictable mystery-thriller! Sakhlecha masterfully sets the scene of an eerie-picturesque, isolated island, for the dysfunctional Agarwal family, to gather for their much anticipated family reunion. I love a prologue that gives you a bitesize piece of the ending; The Inheritance had me in its talons from page one.

Sakhlecha leaves perfectly paced breadcrumbs throughout the novel, slowly unveiling the Agarwal family’s secrets and once you piece all of them together, your heart will be racing and your jaw will be on the floor. There are so many layers to peel from that are the Agarwal’s messy family dynamic; you’ll have to remember to breathe when you start to comb back piece after piece.

I’d say this book is both character and plot driven; with money and greed at the root of all evil. The cast of characters are those you’ll love to hate; you won’t know who to trust, with so many lies and secrets interwoven into each backstory.

The Inheritance screams “Succession but make it murder (mystery)”; read if you love being shocked over and over again, only to still leave you with a jaw dropping ending.

4/5!!!!!

mystery, thriller, suspense, wealth, greed, cover-up, remote island, twisty, murder, high-stakes reunion, family drama

This book was pretty good, A very wealthy Indian family with entangled relationships gathers for a family anniversary and things do not go as planned. Long held truths, relationships in trouble all get tested. Interesting read about different values and the very wealthy are different.

All the characters are unlikeable in this story so it makes it hard to root for anyone. In the end, the death is sad as are the family relations. And yet, I needed to know where the story was going

Wow! I just finished this book, and I’m still reeling from it! The chaotic family relationships and the secrets that unfold kept me completely engaged. I really enjoyed the main characters. The subtle hints the author drops throughout the story are fascinating once you connect the dots. It’s an excellent suspense novel, set against the haunting backdrop of a remote island. I was surprised time and again, especially at the end—my jaw was on the floor! I would totally recommend.


Thank You Netgalley and PENGUIN GROUP Viking | Pamela Dorman Books for allowing me to read this ARC.

A gripping read about a dark and twisted family and the spouses in their orbit. This was hard to out down and the twist was well executed and very surprising! A solid thriller!

Snappy mystery that deals with the nature of family and the darkness that can fester among our closest relationships.

A few small twists that successfully misled me and made the ultimate ending more satisfying.

An entertaining and thought provoking read that was enjoyable despite how sad it could be.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

5 stars! Fantastic! Best book I have read in awhile! Family dynamics, vile characters, twists that will keep you guessing til the last page- I just can’t emphasize enough how hooked I was. I stayed up until the wee hours finishing this one!

✨Book Review✨

The Inheritance - Trisha Sakhlecha

📖 Papa is a billionaire and plans to announce how the company (and inheritance) will be split between his three children during their luxury family reunion. The setting is a private, lavish island off the coast of Scotland. Everything is not as it seems - the past is ever present and while everyone knows most family reunions have tears, this one will end in murder.

📚 Do NOT sleep on this book! This is a great mystery with suspense and family dynamics that are dark and twisty and made to be devoured by a reader. I found myself gasping at the end, shocked by the last 3 words of the book. All of the secrets and the murky past made me want to stay up well past my bedtime.

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🌟 If you enjoy mystery, dramatic families, and murder then this is for you! Preorder it immediately!

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The Agarwals are off to their daughter's luxury island to celebrate. Mama and Papa are celebrating forty years together and the sale of their company. Their children, Aseem, Myra, and Aisha have gathered to hear the splitting of the trust. Each has their hand out and in desperate need of access to their money for one reason or another. What could go wrong with a weekend among family. Their traditional Indian family has some hidden dynamics that leave the children questioning if they've made the right move. When spouses are involved, who's side becomes more important? Do you value your spouse or your family? At the end of the day, who do you protect?

This book was a ride. The deep traditional values placed throughout the story open up a lot of scenarios. Trisha has created a locked room setting set amongst a tight knit family where everyone is hiding something. The writing is compelling and you develop love/hate relationships with all of them very quick. Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book.

Super twisty, shocking read. I loved the plot, story and well written book so very much! I feel like this was unhinged in someways (the lengths taken to keep secrets and get their way) and that made me love it even more.

Worth the read, so so good.. don’t even hesitate to pick it up!

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5! What a ride this book was! Twists and turns from the very beginning and a big twist at the end. This book is about an extremely wealthy family spending a week at their daughter’s island for their 40th wedding anniversary. These characters made me a little bit mad if I’m being honest, if my kids were that ungrateful they wouldn’t be getting anything 😂. Overall I enjoyed this book a lot it was very fast paced and interesting from the beginning! Thank you NetGalley for a chance to read this before publishing!

This was a very solid dysfunctional family/isolated setting murder mystery. The mystery of the dead body was compelling, as was the mysterious backstories of Myra/Owen's marriage and Ishaan. At some point the descriptions of wealth and greed got to be a bit much for me, but overall this was an entertaining and engaging read!

The Inheritance revolves around the reunion of a wealthy Indian family on a remote Scottish isle and it gives major Succession-but-as-a-murder-mystery vibes. It isn’t an original premise, as there are many other recent books with the same storyline, including Beneath the Surface by Kaira Rouda and The Den by Cara Reynard. But debut novelist Trisha Sakhlecha passes the domestic suspense genre test with flying colors. The Inheritance is well-written, perfectly-plotted and beautifully paced.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group VIKING for providing me with an ARC of this story for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Breathe! Breathe! Intense family dysfunction. Characters that you love to hate. A family dynamic where money and greed really is the root of all evil and perhaps murder. Yes, the story begins with a dead body. But whose body is it, why did it happen and who is the killer are questions that await for you to discover.

The wealthy Argarwal family has traveled from their home in New Delhi to spend a weeklong celebration together on a luxury island off the Scotland Coast. Dad Raj and Mom Shalini are celebrating their 40th anniversary with their only son Aseem and his wife Zoe, oldest daughter Myra who owns the island and resort at which they’re staying and youngest daughter Aisha and her new boyfriend Gabe. Each child is tightly holding secrets from the others and is wracked with nerves awaiting their father to tell them his decision of what they stand to gain from the sale of his multi billion dollar business empire. Dark and very disturbing and I loved every page!

Thank you NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Viking/ Pamela Dorman Books for the opportunity to receive a digital copy of this fabulous thriller in exchange for my honest opinion. Publication date: January 21, 2025

Thank you to Pamela Dorman Books and NetGalley for the chance to read the e-arc The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha.

The Inheritance follows the Agarwal family who convene on a remote Scottish island to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the parents, Mama and Papa. At the periphery of the gathering is the promise that Papa Agarwal will announce how the proceeds of the sale of the family business will be distributed. The three children arrive with expectations of how the inheritance structure should pan out, and carry some big generational and other mental baggage.

Told from the alternating perspectives of daughter in law Zoe, and daughter Myra, we learn that there is quite a lot of past trauma n this family. There is also the allusion to what happened to those originally settled on the island. But what we discover through the narrative, is that there is nothing this family won’t do to protect itself.

This was one slow burn yet intriguing thriller. From the details of various menus and activities, to late night arguments and shenanigans behind closed doors, there is a lot to unpack! The isolated nature of the island truly adds to the suspense. By the time I encountered the twist, which was jaw dropping, I was truly on the edge of my seat. My first read by this author, but I will be back for more! 4/5 star read

The characters and plot held my attention. The wealthy Agarwal family comes together on an island to find out what their inheritance will be once the family business is sold.
The Agarwals are loyal but everyone including the help has secrets. Those secrets start leaking out which may unravel the family.
The family drama makes for a twisty plot with a frustrating ending.

Thanks to Netgallery, publisher PENGUIN GROUP Viking and author Trisha Sakhlecha for the opportunity to read the ARC, The Inheritance.