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The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Book Club Questions

Book Club questions for The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Waterstones YA Book of the Month for July.

The Heirs is the utterly addictive new YA murder mystery thriller from the award-winning and bestselling author of Ace of Spades and Where Sleeping Girls Lie. Perfect for fans of The Inheritance Games, Holly Jackson and Karen McManus.

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…

A rollercoaster of twists and turns with secrets, lies and murder.

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