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Heirline - A Mystery Thriller
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
ISBN13: 9781069821775
Publisher: Markham Leigh Andersen
Published: Jun 15 2026
Pages: 330
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A hidden fortune. A forgotten past. A discovery that turns one woman into a target.
Set in 1992, the story opens in Boston, where Alison Palmer, a 28-year-old Executive Assistant to the Mayor, ends her week with a simple Friday-night drink with her girlfriends. But the ordinary dissolves the moment she returns home and discovers a letter waiting in her mail-a quiet catalyst that will upend her life.
What follows is a pulse-pounding tale from the darkest corners of history to the forbidden corridors of power. The story races from the back streets of Chicago to the charged streets of Belfast, from a sprawling heritage manor in Canada to Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt and into the heart of one of the world's most powerful corporations in London.
As Alison is drawn into a world of corporate espionage, hidden wealth, and international conspiracy, she uncovers a dangerous truth tied to bearer share certificates and a century-old oil empire. What begins as a financial mystery quickly escalates into a high-stakes pursuit-where powerful interests close ranks, surveillance tightens, and every move carries risk.
With time running out and no one she can fully trust, Alison must navigate a shadowy network of influence, deception, and power-where the line between legitimacy and danger disappears.
In a world where ownership can be hidden and power protected at any cost, some discoveries are worth far more than money.
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