The Inheritance: 1 (Secrets of the Shetlands)

Dramatic New Series from Fan Favorite Michael PhillipsThe death of the clan patriarch has thrown the tiny Shetland Islands community of Whales Reef into turmoil. Everyone assumed MacGregor Tullochs heir to be his grand-nephew David a local favorite but when it is discovered that MacGregor left no will Davids grasping cousin Hardy submits his own claim to the inheritance an estate that controls most of the islands land. And while Hardy doesnt enjoy much popular support he has the backing of a shadowy group of North Sea oil investors. The courts have frozen the estates assets while the competing claims are investigated leaving many of the residents in financial limbo. The future of the island--and its traditional way of life--hangs in the balance.. Loni Ford is enjoying her rising career in a large investment firm in Washington DC. Yet in spite of her outward success she is privately plagued by questions of identity. Orphaned as a young child she was raised by her paternal grandparents and while she loves them dearly she feels completely detached from her roots. That is until a mysterious letter arrives from a Scottish solicitor. . . .. Past and present collide in master storyteller Phillipss dramatic new saga of loss and discovery of grasping and grace and of the dreams of men and women everywhere.