A wealthy Italian investor is murdered in Colombia. His son, William Mancini, enlists in a clandestine state security agency in the hope of avenging his father's death. Circumstances lead to the loss of his fortune, separation from his family, and exile. But first, he uncovers a web of corruption that links generals of the republic to organized crime.
The Heir
is the first of three books, which together with
The Alezeya
, and
The Unsuspecting Heir,
make up the trilogy
The Spy's Family,
a captivating political thriller which reveals the struggle by governments and state institutions against powerful private companies which, through a complex network or machinations, try to preserve their power.