Stephen Molyneux

My favorite kind of genealogy themed fiction; a mystery with no crime. The writing is a bit on the pedantic side but if you're really into genealogy it doesn't matter a bit. The thrill of solving the complicated mystery and the clear use of British documents and ephemera to figure out what actually happened is enough.

Not the greatest writing I've ever read but the plot makes up for it. A very clever story woven around a marriage certificate that a intrigues a family historian. And just when you thought all the ends had been satisfactorily woven together there is a revelation which only the reader (knowing the whole story not just the selected parts made available to the amateur or the 'heir hunter' firm also involved) will understand.

An easy read, the book gives an interesting insight into the role of heir hunters
It was easy to guess the ending

If you are a family historian or you enjoy watching Heir Hunters, you will enjoy the investigation and events in this book.