The Inheritance is Gemma Denham’s second psychological thriller. Here is a 17 point summary of a book you definitely won’t want to miss. 

1. The story follows Kate, Patrick, and their young son Riley (4).
2. The family are going through a financial crisis. They have been living off one income since the birth of their son, and now Patrick has lost his job. Patrick is bouncing from one bad interview to the next and they are fast running out of money.
3. Kate receives a phone call with the sad news that her aunt has died.
4. The phone call also comes with a lifeline – her aunt has left them her house.
5. After much deliberation the family sell up, pay off their debts, and move to the new house on the Northeast coast of England.
6. Kate soon becomes unhappy with the move after noticing some strange goings on.
7. Objects in the house are being moved or going missing, and some interesting things are found by the family.
8. Kate repeatedly hears footsteps upstairs after dark.
9. The house is secure, and no one except the family are inside. They search every night at Kate’s insistence. 
10. Patrick suggests the possibility of rodents being the source of the noise. Pest control are called.
11. Kate becomes more fraught and terrified each night.
12. Patrick starts to worry about Kate and her state of mind.
13. Kate tries to conceal her fears from her family.
14. Kate starts to wonder if there is a spirit in the house and consults the local vicar.
15. The relationship between Kate and Patrick breaks down.
16. An incident forces Patrick to leave with Riley.
17. The novel ends with a dramatic climax, and the shocking revelation of just what has been going on in the house.

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