Inheritance of Secrets, Sonya Bates
Inheritance of Secrets, Sonya Bates
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Inheritance of Secrets

Author: Sonya Bates

Narrator: Sonya Bates

Unabridged: 11 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/30/2022


Synopsis

A brutal murder. A wartime promise. A quest for the truth. Heather Morris meets Jane Harper in a gripping, page-turning mystery.
No matter how far you run, the past will always find you.Juliet's elderly grandparents are killed in their Adelaide home. Who would commit such a heinous crime - and why? The only clue is her grandfather Karl's missing signet ring.When Juliet's estranged sister, Lily, returns in fear for her life, Juliet suspects something far more sinister than a simple break-in gone wrong. Before Juliet can get any answers, Lily vanishes once more.Juliet only knew Karl Weiss as a loving grandfather, a German soldier who emigrated to Australia to build a new life. What was he hiding that could have led to his murder? While attempting to find out, Juliet uncovers some disturbing secrets from WWII that will put both her and her sister's lives in danger ...Gripping. Tense. Mysterious. Inheritance of Secrets links the crimes of the present to the secrets of the past and asks how far would you go to keep a promise?'The perfect combination of great historical fiction and a thriller ... highly recommend' Better Reading'Captures the imagination from the first page' SA Weekend'A tense compelling read; think Jane Harper's The Dry meets Heather Morris's The Tattooist of Auschwitz ... fast-paced story-telling with plenty of heart-stopping moments. If you want to lose yourself for several hours, this is a wonderful book to do it in.' Nadia L King'A layered family drama of mysteries and long held loyalties' The Blurb

About Sonya Bates

Sonya Bates is a Canadian writer who has made South Australia her home since 1997. She studied linguistics at the University of Victoria before obtaining a masters degree in speech-language pathology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. Having worked with children with communication difficulties for over twenty-five years, she now enjoys sharing her knowledge with speech pathology students as a part-time clinical educator. When her two daughters were young, she started writing for children and has published several children's books. Her debut adult novel, Inheritance of Secrets, was shortlisted as an unpublished manuscript in the inaugural Banjo Prize in 2018.


Reviews

*www.onewomansbbr.wordpress.com *www.facebook.com/onewomansbbr **4.5 stars** Inheritance of Secrets by Sonya Bates. (2020). Juliet's elderly grandparents are killed in their Adelaide home. Who would commit such a heinous crime and why? The only clue is her grandfather Karl's missing signet ring. When h......more

Goodreads review by Amanda - on April 26, 2020

*[URL not allowed] 4.5 stars Children’s book author Sonya Bates was shortlisted for the unpublished manuscript in the inaugural Banjo Prize in 2018. This manuscript has now been published as Inheritance of Secrets. Sonya Bates’ debut is a story of war, sacrifice, family relations,......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on May 01, 2020

Inheritance of Secrets by Sonya Bates... wow 😮 This part historical fiction, part mystery book took me completely by surprise and I could not put it down. I read most of it in a day and was desperate to pick it up and finish it the next day. The story was different, it was clever and addictive. Now,......more

Goodreads review by pagesofchapters on January 12, 2020

*arc received by netgalley* This was an absolutely phenomenal story. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and it was a definite 5 star read for me. The storyline and plot we followed in Inheritance of Secrets was so gripping and unexpected, that it had me hooked from the very beginning. There was also a li......more

Goodreads review by Certified Book Addicts on May 16, 2020

The Inheritance of Secrets is the debut novel of Australian author, Sonya Bates. Part historical fiction, part crime, part mystery, there is something here for all readers in this intriguing tale that encompasses the past and the present. Bates’ idea for her story came from her family’s history duri......more