The Rich Shall Inherit - by Elizabeth Adler (Paperback)

About the Book

Millions of dollars will belong to the person who can prove he or she is a descendant of Poppy Mallory, a woman whose past has been shrouded with secrecy. Claimants arrive from all over the world--until the pool is narrowed to five people desperate enough to commit any act to inherit Poppy's estate.

Book Synopsis

Millions of dollars will belong to the person who can prove he or she is a descendant of the mystery woman called Poppy Mallory. Millions of lies have been told along California's Gold Coast, in Paris's demimonde, and Italy's dangerous underworld, to hide the identity of her daughter . . . or son. Millions of hopes grip the hearts of five desperate people, each of whom claim to be Poppy's heir and are willing to commit shocking acts of passion--or even murder--to prove it. Millions of dreams buried in the past with Poppy's secrets are now about to be exposed if one determines investigative reporter can uncover the scandalous sin behind it all . . .

From the Paperback edition.

Review Quotes

"Rises above the genre to surprise, fascinate . . . Genuine pathos, humor and inventiveness."
--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Elizabeth Adler is the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of many novels, including Sooner or Later, Now or Never, The Secret of the Villa Mimosa, All or Nothing, and Fortune Is a Woman.