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Sarah Jane Fearing is the only child of a father who craves a male heir in an influential English banking family. Raised in a grand mansion, she looks up to Uncle Frank, whose defiant spirit offers her a glimpse of escape. Frank’s reckless lifestyle and disastrous marriage bring the family’s wishful yearning for a son, but ultimately ignite quarrels and murder, forcing Sarah to confront the dark legacy of her lineage.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Robert Barnard
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