The Heirs

"Both original and moving -and a whole lot of fun...With grace and finesse, Rieger (whose previous novel was The Divorce Papers) swings effortlessly from character to character... the major players are so richly alive, their search for the truth so absorbing, that you might tear some pages in your rush to turn them." -New York Times Book Review

"Elegant literary prose and supremely likeable characters make this a must-read." -People

"Fans of Salinger's stories about Manhattan's elite will enjoy this novel about privileged siblings who grapple with the state of their inheritance and long-held secrets that emerge in the wake of their father's death." -InStyle

"Love and sex and money and betrayal make for excellent storytelling. And The Heirs has all of that... As an exploration of the hidden lives of Rupert and Eleanor Falkes, it is a posh soap opera written by Fitzgerald and the Brontes. As a window on a family shaken by death, it is The Royal Tenenbaums, polished up and moved across town. But its beauty, economy and expensive wit is all its own." -NPR.org

"Speaking of intrigue, who doesn't love a good family drama? As the next step to summer reading bliss, turn off daytime TV and pick up a book that gives you the same kind of thrill without making you feel your brain's turned to junk. Rieger's The Heirs is about the secrets and lies that threaten to consume the Falkes family, moneyed Manhattanites with a flawless educational pedigree." -Brit + Co

"...a thoroughly engaging family saga and an incisive probe into the upper crust of Manhattan society-a slice of Edith Wharton transported to the 21st century... Rieger's intimate look at this intriguing family is an erudite and witty take on a social circle that most readers can only imagine." -Bookpage

"Brilliantly constructed and flawlessly written...an emotional and satisfying story of how a complicated family and their outliers handle life's most pivotal moments." -Library Journal, starred review

"[An] assured novel of family, money, and secrets, reminiscent in theme and tone of Edith Wharton...just in time for poolside reading, this elegant novel wears its intelligence lightly." -Kirkus, starred review