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The Third Heiress

  • 1999 first published
  • 480 pages
  • ★ 2.8 (4 ratings)
  • 5 editions

Published in 1999, The Third Heiress is a romantic suspense novel by Brenda Joyce. Key subjects include inheritance and succession, englilsh nobility, aristocrats and England.

Open Library readers give it an average of 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 20 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 480 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

About The Third Heiress

When Jill Gallagher's fiancé is tragically killed, she brings his body home to his aristocratic English family. Once there, she enters a world of hostility, suspicion, and closely guarded secrets. Then she finds an old photograph of an American heiress named Kate Gallagher who looks remarkably like herself - and who disappeared nearly a century ago. What legacy of scandal has she unearthed? Who is so desperate to stop her? And can she trust the enigmatic man who may be her greatest ally...or her most dangerous foe?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Inheritance and succession
  • Romance
  • Englilsh nobility
  • Aristocrats
  • Contemporary romance
  • Suspense thrillers
  • London, England
  • England
  • Mystery & detective
  • Suspense romance

Quick answers

Who wrote The Third Heiress?

The Third Heiress was written by Brenda Joyce and first published in 1999.

What genre is The Third Heiress?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is The Third Heiress?

The median edition has 480 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Third Heiress?

Readers who like it often enjoy Power Play (Mills and Boon Despatch Cycle), Honest Illusions and The Eye of Osiris.

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