The Oxford Inheritance

by Ann A. McDonald

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At prestigious Oxford University, an American student searches for the truth about her mother's death in this eerie, suspenseful thriller that blends money, murder, and black magic. You can't keep it from her forever. She needs to know the truth. Cassandra Blackwell arrives in Oxford with one mission: to uncover the truth about her mother's dark past. Raised in America, with no idea that her mother had ever studied at the famed college, a mysterious package now sends her across the ocean, determined to unravel the secrets that her mother took to her grave. Plunged into the glamorous, secretive life of Raleigh College, Cassie finds a world like no other: a world of ancient tradition, privilege--and murder. Beneath the hallowed halls of this storied university there is a mysterious force at work . . . A dark society that is shaping our world, and will stop at nothing to keep its grip on power. Cassie might be the only one who can stop them--but at what cost?… (more)

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I liked this book but it was really slow getting to the good parts. One description I read of it called suspenseful but I didn't think it was all that suspenseful. When I think that I think of James Patterson or The Girl on the Train. This was neither of those. I was really hoping for more.

I also felt like it drug on forever. I read it in a relatively short period of time but in trying to finish it I thought it was going to last forever. Sometimes I wonder if authors have a word limit that they have to meet because there are some books I have read that could have gotten to the point at lot sooner and still have been just as good without having to use the ton of words they did. (

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SWade0126 | Jan 11, 2019 |

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GailL | Sep 24, 2016 |

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I enjoyed the first two-thirds of this book. The author created suspense around a bright, young woman, named Carrie, who goes to Oxford to unravel the mysteries about her deceased mother. I was totally unprepared for the introduction of the supernatural elements which did not fit with the first part of the book. (

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jrquilter | Jul 24, 2016 |

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Cassie comes to Oxford University to try to learn more about her mother, who died when she was 14, and possibly identify and locate her father. She becomes caught up in researching a secret society which may have led to her mother fleeing Oxford. I enjoyed the first half of this book, as Cassie looked for information about her mother and adjusted to the Oxford society. I was less enchanted by the second half as Cassie got more into the supernatural aspects of the secret society. (

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dianne47 | Jul 17, 2016 |

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Good story, a blend of supernatural with a kick ass heroine. Cassie Blackwell has not had the easiest of lives but has worked hard at academia in order to enter Oxford on scholarship. She has also made it her life's mission to find out what happened to her mother during her own mysterious time at Oxford. She discovers more than she bargained for with a secret society 'The School of Night' at Raleigh College, a dark and dangerous group of privileged aristocrats. I liked that Cassie was tough and when necessity called for it could hold her own against abusive villains. I loved the authors descriptions of the college campuses, surrounding areas and it's history. Recommended for a light suspenseful read. (

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erinclark | Jul 8, 2016 |

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At prestigious Oxford University, an American student searches for the truth about her mother's death in this eerie, suspenseful thriller that blends money, murder, and black magic. You can't keep it from her forever. She needs to know the truth. Cassandra Blackwell arrives in Oxford with one mission: to uncover the truth about her mother's dark past. Raised in America, with no idea that her mother had ever studied at the famed college, a mysterious package now sends her across the ocean, determined to unravel the secrets that her mother took to her grave. Plunged into the glamorous, secretive life of Raleigh College, Cassie finds a world like no other: a world of ancient tradition, privilege--and murder. Beneath the hallowed halls of this storied university there is a mysterious force at work . . . A dark society that is shaping our world, and will stop at nothing to keep its grip on power. Cassie might be the only one who can stop them--but at what cost?

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