The Heirs

SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026AN INSTANT UK AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Smart, cunning and calculated in the best way... You will love (and love to hate) the Button family." Cynthia Murphy, author of WIN LOSE KILL DIE"A twisty and addictive thriller." The ObserverThe utterly addictive new YA murder mystery from Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the bestselling author of ACE OF SPADESand WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE, THE HEIRS is The Inheritance Games meets Knives Out.MEET THE HEIRS Octavius the Maestro. Fola the Brain. Bilal the Olympian. Perdita the Artist. Romeo the Failure. FIVE PRODIGIES Everyone has heard of the Button heirs: the five genius children of infamous billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and trained under the "Button Method", they've had no choice but to be brilliant. ONE DEAD FATHER But brilliance comes at a deadly price. Because at their father's tenth annual Prodigy Ball, Leontes Button is murdered. A MANSION FULL OF SUSPECTS As long-buried secrets come to light, one thing is clear: everyone at the ball had reason to want him dead. After all, their father was especially good at making enemies... SECRETS, LIES, MURDER AND MONEY. HAVE YOU MET THE BUTTONS YET?