{"product_id":"the-quiet-inheritance-a-r-vale-9798245438375","title":"The Quiet Inheritance: A Fantasy Heist Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome inheritances aren't written in wills.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeren Valk is the best at what she does-and what she does is open things that were never meant to be opened. As an independent security consultant, she's spent decades mastering the intersection of mechanical locks and magical wards, exploiting the gaps that others don't even know exist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a wealthy merchant hires her to alter a decades-old contract locked in an impenetrable guild vault, Seren assembles a crew of specialists for what appears to be an impossible job. But the contract is only the surface. Hidden beneath the client's request is Seren's true goal: recovering her mentor's masterwork, lost for twenty-three years, from a collector who doesn't understand what he possesses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne heist. Two objectives. Twenty-three years of patient positioning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantasy heist novel for readers who value competence over destiny. No prophecies. No chosen ones. Breaking in is not the challenge. The challenge is doing it without leaving a story behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Scott Lynch's \u003ci\u003eThe Lies of Locke Lamora\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The thoughtful heist mechanics of \u003ci\u003eOcean's Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Competence fiction that rewards attention to detail \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Someone taught me to see what others miss.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. R. Vale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245438375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"A. R. Vale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171989823743,"sku":"9798245438375","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quiet-inheritance-a-r-vale-9798245438375","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}