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.