Monte Price's Reviews > The Heiress

Many months ago when I requested an ARC I had a sinking suspicion based on nothing but the title that this would be a Monte book™ and I am happy to report that even though I didn't get to it until well after its release, it was indeed a Monte book™.

Told from three distinct POVs I wouldn't say this is like most thrillers or mysteries that I've read. Sure, there are characters that are hiding things from each other while dropping little hints to the reader, but the book isn't trying to beat you over the head with reveals. The experience is more akin to hearing your friend tell you their own convoluted family history over lunch; or them recapping the plot of a particularly messy episode of TV in order to convince you to watch it. The character work is mostly done in broad strokes, the ideas of who these people are and the role they play in the story being told. Again, more like a family history than a high octane plot propelled novel. Still, it works. The book reads like it knows that it's short, that it's been meticulously trimmed of any fat to keep only what is strictly necessary. It's possible that this approach won't be for every reader, but it was for me and I appreciated not only the story itself but how it was told.