- Paperback: 340 pages
- Publisher: Headline Feature; New edition edition (20 Feb 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747255520
- ISBN-13: 978-0747255529
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 697,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When retired RUC officer Bob McCallan is blown up in a gas explosion, his son Jack inherits an unexpected fortune. He also inherits a key to the past. The violence in Northern Ireland have been over for 20 years, but there are still secrets that could shatter the peace.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Baker lays out many plots and sub plots and we are given so many red-herrings. The story is fast moving and whilst reading it I was reluctant to put it down.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Before reading Inheritance I had never heard of Keith Baker, the next book I read was the next one he wrote. The present situation in Northern Ireland adds to the clever way in which Inheritance captures the readers undivided attention.
The easy flowing story line is complimented by interesting characturisation,the final twist, whilst we know something unexpected is coming, is delivered perfectly. The ideal liquour to a truly splendid literal feast.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Northern Ireland thriller
17 Jan 2003
Format:Hardcover
Jack McCallam finds himself at loose ends after a career in the British Army is cut short by a bullet to his head. On a routine visit to his dad's in Northern Ireland, his life is turned upside down when he finds his father has died in an acccident and his girlfriend has left a message on his home answering machine saying she is going back to her husband.
A well-written book though I had trouble with the timeframe being so far in the future, yet nothing was the least bit futuristic. Cars, airplanes, and phones all operated just as they do today. While having been in Northern Ireland and finding it a bit backward by our standards, this is stretching the reader's imagination a wee bit thinking that nothing would have changed. I understand why he had it take place in the future, as it was essential to the plot, but it didn't work well for me. Baker's knowledge of the Northern Ireland political parties was very accurate and the plot was believable on most points. I would recommend this book for readers of espionage, suspense, or police novels.
A well-written book though I had trouble with the timeframe being so far in the future, yet nothing was the least bit futuristic. Cars, airplanes, and phones all operated just as they do today. While having been in Northern Ireland and finding it a bit backward by our standards, this is stretching the reader's imagination a wee bit thinking that nothing would have changed. I understand why he had it take place in the future, as it was essential to the plot, but it didn't work well for me. Baker's knowledge of the Northern Ireland political parties was very accurate and the plot was believable on most points. I would recommend this book for readers of espionage, suspense, or police novels.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A decent thriller, a keen socio-political perspective
14 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
The plot was definitely suspenseful and kept the pages turning, though in the end there weren't a lot of surprises -- but the snapshot of a possible post-Troubles future was deftly written. Even someone with little or no understanding of the Troubles or Northern Ireland should easily follow the politics and subsequently the setting Baker creates.
I wasn't surprised by the turns the storyline took, though I certainly enjoyed Baker's writing ability and will look for other books by him. All in all, a worthy debut.
I wasn't surprised by the turns the storyline took, though I certainly enjoyed Baker's writing ability and will look for other books by him. All in all, a worthy debut.
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A very deceiving title!
8 Sep 2001
Format:Hardcover
I am an avid reader, and am, in general, open to most styles and opinions. This book was suposed to be a book about Irish suspense; it should really come with a warning "read only if you are of the Unionist/Loyalist mindset." If you are of this mindset, then you will enjoy it. I could not finish it due to the Unionist mindset that infers that everything Irish is inferior; and, of course, everything English is superior.
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