Bloodline (Sheldon novel)

Bloodline

First edition
Author	Sidney Sheldon
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	William Morrow
Publication date	1977
Published in English	1977

Bloodline is a 1977 novel by Sidney Sheldon.

Plot

Roffe and Sons is a family firm, an international empire filled with desperate, cash-hungry family members. At its head was one of the wealthiest men in the world, a man who has just died in a mysterious accident and left his only daughter, Elizabeth, in control of the company. With this, her relatives hoped to be allowed to sell their stocks since the company's bylaws prevent it from becoming public until all shareholders agree to change that and Elizabeth's father.

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

In 1979, a motion picture adaptation of Bloodline was released starring Audrey Hepburn as Elizabeth. Since the 50 year old Hepburn was considerably older than Sheldon's character, Sheldon revised his novel to place the literary version of Elizabeth into the same age range as the actress. The film adaptation was a critical and box office failure.