The Estate – A gripping crime thriller from the bestselling author of the DCI Daley series (Paperback)

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The Pallanders appear untouchable, a family defined by old money, grand houses, and the confidence that comes with both. Their Highland estate has long been a place of retreat and display. It becomes something else entirely after the sudden death of Sebastian Pallander, and the discovery that his wealth has all but vanished.

What follows is not only grief but suspicion. When Sebastian’s son is killed soon after, the family is forced to look inward, weighing old resentments and unfinished rivalries. The estate fills with questions that have little to do with inheritance and everything to do with motive.

The Estate unfolds as a study of entitlement under pressure. Set against a landscape that offers grandeur without comfort, the novel examines what happens when status can no longer protect those who rely on it. As the past is picked over and alliances begin to shift, it becomes clear that some legacies are more dangerous than they appear, and that justice rarely arrives in the form anyone expects.