The Bequest

In "The Bequest," a PhD student named Isabel Henley navigates a web of intrigue and danger after her professor's mysterious death and her friend Rose's sudden disappearance. Relocating to Scotland to escape past troubles, Isabel soon finds herself unraveling a 400-year-old mystery that intertwines familial secrets and a cursed emerald. As she follows clues across Italy and France, Isabel faces peril and betrayal that could endanger both her life and Rose's. Combining Gothic suspense and dark academia elements, this gripping literary thriller promises to captivate fans of psychological mysteries.