Inheritance

by Keith Baker

It’s 1996 and Northern Ireland have endured the political violence of the Troubles for twenty years. The RUC police force have fought, been killed, and only some have made it to the other side.

Twenty years later, having survived the Troubles, retired RUC officer McCallan is killed in a gas explosion in his caravan. Jack MCallan has inherited a deadly key to his father’s past and begins to uncover the sinister truth about his death, but stumbles across a conspiracy of daring and awesome greed . . .

Keith Baker’s grit and dry humour guide us through this thriller on the edge of our seats. His brilliant debut Inheritance will make you second guess everything you thought you knew.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Fiction

316 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

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Keith Baker is the author of four thrillers published by Headline in the UK with numerous translation editions around the world.

Former Head of News and Current Affairs and Chief Editorial Adviser BBC Northern Ireland, Keith is a writer and editorial consultant and acts as executive producer for independent television productions.

Reviews

[Deane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great mystery by Keith Baker set in Ireland. His books are such page-turners with so many twists and turns with no loose ends at the conclusion of the story.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable read...set against a generation between the end of The Troubles in Northern Ireland and the present. Many twists and turns, and a protagonist that has to think quickly in order to escape the several killings. And then...there may be a follow up. Suspenseful, but not full of information about Ireland.

[Bernhard Warr]

Excellent

[Rachael Castle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jo

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My second consecutive novel that is set in Ireland--fun! Fewer descriptions of the landscape and Irish climate though, and more focus on the history of "The Troubles." I really don't have much of a grasp of Irish politics so I'm sure that some of this was lost to me, however, the novel was a fun read full of suspense. A lot of suspense and mystery, nothing shocking, but good to read. Jack Macallan goes back to Ireland after his father dies and mysterious events and information keep getting uncovered as he deals with his grief and the knowledge of who his father was.

[Libby · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is totally compelling, and I really liked getting an inside view of Irish politics and society since The Troubles. I overlooked the novel's slide into over-the-top action sequences, because the characters and writing were otherwise so strong.

[K Kelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

read while I was going through my Irish/Irish novelist phase; very good

[Steven]

reminded me of ss gb.

[Ron Meagher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

[Mary Ní HAlluráin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent