{"product_id":"the-inheritance-experiment-carter-bryson-9798235464025","title":"The Inheritance Experiment: A Psychological Inheritance Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome fortunes are inherited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers have to be earned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen attorney \u003cstrong\u003eEmma Lawson\u003c\/strong\u003e attends what should have been a routine will reading, she expects to confirm that her elderly client has inherited nothing and catch the afternoon train home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, she finds herself named as a contestant in the final game of reclusive billionaire Owen Ashcroft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis fortune-worth one hundred and eighty million dollars-has not been divided among his heirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will belong to \u003cstrong\u003eone team\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive teams of complete strangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix impossible challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no second place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced into an uneasy partnership with \u003cstrong\u003eBen Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e, a history teacher she's never met, Emma is drawn into a contest that reaches far beyond money. Every challenge forces the teams to make impossible choices, exposing hidden loyalties, buried secrets, and the lengths ordinary people will go when a fortune is within reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatching from beyond the grave, Ashcroft seems to have anticipated every move they make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut why were these particular people chosen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat connects them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what is the real prize waiting at the end of the game?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs alliances fracture and rival teams begin playing by their own rules, Emma realizes the contest was never designed simply to discover who deserves the inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was designed to reveal who they truly are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the greatest mystery isn't why Ashcroft left behind a fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's why he left it to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love intelligent psychological mysteries filled with unforgettable characters, intricate puzzles, unexpected twists, and relentless suspense, \u003cem\u003eThe Second Audience\u003c\/em\u003e is a page-turning mystery thriller that will keep you guessing until its stunning final revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carter Bryson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235464025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carter Bryson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"Carter Bryson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665847324927,"sku":"9798235464025","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57b12cba-ef55-4151-bc2a-d66b89b01a5a.jpg?v=1792014230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-inheritance-experiment-carter-bryson-9798235464025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}