The Baku Inheritance

A bankrupt oilfield. A priceless jewel. A deadly promise.

1890: The ancient city of Baku on the outermost edge of the Russian Empire. 

Anton Sabroski has come home. But the once-beautiful mansion on the shores of the Caspian Sea is silent and dark, a decaying relic in a bustling city. Upstairs, nursed by Klara, his father lies dying, his oil empire in ruins, the Sabroski name cursed.

Unable to accept that his father was responsible for the loss of his family’s fortunes, Anton begins to investigate. But Baku is a city of many faces and even old friends are not what they seem. And what of Klara – infuriating, intriguing Klara – who is at home in a back street opium den as she is in a grand drawing room?

But when Anton inherits a mysterious package, everything is turned on its head…

An exotic tale of betrayal and loss, love and revenge, set against nineteenth century Baku – a volatile oil city on the edge of the Russian Empire.

Silver Medal Winner for Adventure Fiction First Chapters Award from the Historical Novel Society 2024