Product Description

Wealth, Fame, Power, and Murder: Jason Boyer just got an inheritance to die for. The fortune wasn't supposed to befall him. Jason Boyer had known all along his father's business empire would pass to different hands. Which suited him just fine. The money was crooked and the power corrupt. But when an accident claims the old man's life, everyone is stunned by the unveiling of the will. With the passing of the Boyer crown, power-hungry politicians and shady business partners all try to force Boyer's hand. Fighting the temptation of influence and riches, he simply wants to be a better man than his father - but attempting to stand for what's right soon brings murderous consequences. As those closest to him are endangered--and news emerges that his father's accident may be something more sinister - Boyer finds himself fighting for his soul...and his life! Is there any escape for the heir?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20394 in eBooks
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Released on: 2007-03-01
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

From Publishers Weekly
It's a familiar plot: the death of a filthy rich relative-who of course altered his will just hours before his sudden demise-results in instant wealth for an heir no one expected. In this debut novel from Robertson, a computer programming consultant, young mogul Jason Boyer discovers that his newly minted fortune is tainted by his deceased robber-baron father's legacy of corruption, scandal and power brokering in New England. Will Jason find the moral courage to clean his corporate house and do something meaningful with his millions? And was his father's fatal car crash really an accident? Pacing is a problem throughout much of this story, which doesn't hit its stride and become a bona fide suspense novel until the final 50 pages. Most of the characters are routine stock figures-the upwardly mobile wife; the corpulent and scheming attorney-with only Jason's innocent younger brother Eric breaking the mold. Robertson offers some strong observations on greed and human nature, and adopts a refreshingly soft approach to religious faith. The humor, which could work well in another context, feels adolescent in such a dark tale. Despite promising themes and a decent plot, this God-and-mammon novel would benefit from stringent editing and stronger supporting characters.
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* Robertson's first novel is a Gresham-like tale of intrigue and murder about the son, Jason Boyer, of a New England financial titan and kingmaker. Jason barely knew his father, a tough, remote man who sent Jason and his brother to boarding schools, but Jason becomes sole heir upon the old man's sudden death. Jason is cynical but uncorrupted, and his first impulse is to divest himself of the old man's holdings. Then the power that his inheritance commands seduces him, and he grows as ruthless as his father. And then, once more and finally, he sees the light and proceeds to clean up all that his father and he have befouled. Or, at any rate, he tries, in this suspenseful first novel with a lot of humor and well-drawn minor characters.

John Mort
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Review
"If you like film noir and the suspense genre, The Heir is right up your (dark) alley." -- Heather Hunt, absolutewrite.com

"Intense and compelling, The Heir is a fast, smart read." -- Phillip Tomasso III, inthelibraryreviews.net

"Robertson slammed his foot on the accelerator and the G-force kept me pinned to the chair..." -- Darcie Gudger, titletrakk.com

"Robertson's lean and witty writing style fits the plot well." -- Violet Nesdoly, blogcritics.org

"Robertson's writing is spine-tingling... with short, choppy sentences that held this reader on the edge of his chair..." -- Nathan Knapp, infuzemag.com