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Book 1 of 4: The Inheritance Games

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Don't miss this New York Times bestselling "impossible to put down" (Buzzfeed) novel with deadly stakes, thrilling twists, and juicy secrets—perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out.

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why—or even who Tobias Hawthorne is.

To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch—and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day, they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a conwoman, and he's determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather's last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of wealth and privilege with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive.

**The games continue in The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit, and The Brothers Hawthorne!

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The Inheritance Games
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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2020
September 1
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"Kept me guessing until the very last page!" | THE INHERITANCE GAMES by Jennifer Lynn Barnes


	The Hawthorne Legacy	The Final Gambit	The Brothers Hawthorne	The Naturals	Little White Lies	The Lovely and the Lost
Get hooked by the thrilling mysteries of Jennifer Lynn Barnes!	Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games.	Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.	Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Return to the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games trilogy.	An exhilarating mystery—perfect for fans of Criminal Minds and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.	Set in the world of debutante balls, Little White Lies combines a classic fish-out-of-water story with a thrillingly layered mystery.	After years living in the wild, a teenage girl must uncover long-buried secrets from her past to find a missing child.

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"Tony trappings and a boldly drawn, predominantly white cast complement the delightfully soapy plot of this strong, Knives Out-esque series opener from Barnes...An abundance of cryptic clues and tempestuous love triangles provides ample enjoyment."

-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Praise for The Inheritance Games:
A New York Times and Indiebound Bestseller
Edgar Award Nominee, Best Young Adult Mystery
GoodReads Choice Awards, Best YA Fiction finalist
A Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and New York Public LibraryBest YA Book of the Year
An Amazon Top 100 Book of 2020

“Barnes is a master of puzzles and plot twists. The Inheritance Games was the most fun I’ve had all year.”―E. Lockhart, bestselling author of We Were Liars and Again Again

"A thrilling blend of family secrets, illicit romance and high-stakes treasure hunt, set in the mysterious world of Texas billionaires. The nonstop twists kept me guessing until the very last page!"―Katharine McGee, New York Times bestselling author of American Royals

"Impossible to put down."―Buzzfeed

* "this strong, Knives Out-esque series opener...provides ample enjoyment."―Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Barnes's meticulously crafted novel is like the film Knives Out for the YA world, perfect for any reader seeking suspense, romance, and glamour. ...Barnes crafts high-stakes tension, a swoony love triangle, and a large but memorable cast of characters. Fun and fast-paced, fans of Karen M. McManus's One of Us is Lying and Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious will find a new home at Hawthorne House."―SLJ

* "Part The Westing Game, part We Were Liars, completely entertaining."―Kirkus, starred review

"[A] well-characterized mystery that's packed to the brim with twists and tricks. Hand immediately to teen fans of Knives Out or readers who love Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious series."―Booklist

"Prickly, witty, and stubborn as a mule, Avery is an eminently likable protagonist, and her savvy ability to manage the obnoxiously privileged people she suddenly finds herself surrounded by is admirable, helped plenty by her quippy one-liners that level even the snobbiest among them."―BCCB --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B085C6PNTB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 1, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4109 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 385 pages

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Bob B

Fun Treasure-Hunt Page-turner

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023

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An inheritance thriller set in Texas.

After the untimely death of her mother, Avery Grambs is scrambling to keep her high-school life. (Part of the time she lives in her car.) An estate attorney announces that billionaire Tobias Hawthorne died and left everything to Avery. There’s a catch: to claim the money, Avery must relocate to Texas and live in the Hawthorne mega-mansion for a year – with a pack of frustrated Hawthorne heirs. What could go wrong?

A funny page-turner with lots of treasure-hunt gimmicks.

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023

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I really loved the mystery and suspense elements. It's a very well thought out book, I can tell there was a lot of planning and research involved. The authors writing is also very easy to follow and understand, which makes it that much better. I kind of wish there were more romance elements, and also had hoped to connect with the characters more than I did.

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2023

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All three books (inheritance games, Hawthorne legacy, and the final gambit) are AMAZING. Just when you think you have it figured out, another twist comes and blows the theories out the water. I loved the puzzles in every book. So creatively written. The characters were so relatable and REAL. Jennifer Barnes is an amazing writer. Definitely will be reading more from her. She’s definitely my favorite author after this series. I haven’t read the Hawthorne brothers yet but I have it coming. And I plan on reading the grandest game too (but it’s not out yet lol). Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this series!!!

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BRIAN KONKEL

Great read

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023

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I loved the first book of the series (I have purchased all of them) and cannot wait to continue reading the rest of the series. Avery and the four brothers are fascinating to read about, and the story twists and turns, and makes you want to read more!

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Makenzie

MOST CAPTIVATING AND ENTERTAINING MYSTERY NOVEL!

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2023

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I am not one for mystery’s, but this book has changed my whole perspective! The characters and plot were so easy to follow and fall in love with; I was never bored once! It’s filled with so many different twists and turns! I absolutely loved this novel and can’t wait to read the ones that follow!

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023

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Thoroughly enjoyed the journey. Writing was solid. Characters were interesting and I never had trouble telling the boys apart.

I can't give it five stars though because the center of this book is the puzzles themselves and the puzzles were blah. Quite a few of them I understood before Avery did. Worst though was the giant ending twist. Because I saw that coming from like page 1. Takes the fun out of it.

But also, all along the way there were people who had answers to many of the story quesitons. Rather than tell Avery they just strung things along, the author often cutting of a scene right at the big moment so that Avery and the reader got a taste of an answer but not the real answer. As a form of story tension, I find this annoying and manipulative, not engaging.

Still, I'm going to get the second book.

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Kyle Malinowski

Not as good as the first

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023

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I loved the first one! But the second one seemed forced and I got bored halfway through.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023

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This book is amazing especially for those that love a good brain teaser. This book was a 10/10 and I highly recommend it. The book arrived with no additional markings or damage when it arrived. You'll want to get the other books in the series as well because this series leaves you wanting more.

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paige

I loved this.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2023

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This story follows Avery Grambs, a teenager who has just been told that she has been left the entire fortune of a well known billionaire. However, there is a catch! - But I'll let you find that out.

This whole series is very well written, I enjoy Jennifer Lynn Barnes' writing. It has just the right amount of tension, and romance, and thrill.

I loved all of the Hawthorne brothers, each one with very different personalities, slowly but surely, as you read, I'm sure you'll pick your favourite.

It's a YA book, so no spice, but there is romance - along with everyone's favourite, a love triangle!

I really enjoyed this and will reread it again and again, I don't think I could ever get bored.

I can't say much else without spoiling Tobias' tricks, however, I know that this is a book that you'll love!

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Best book in my TBR this year !!!

Mind blowing Series :)

Reviewed in India on November 29, 2023

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Everything is okay but ..Amazon please try to pack books proper..don’t just wrap them up with a paper parcel..

S Payne

A good, quick holiday read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2023

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This book seems to be everywhere at the moment, I don’t have TikTok and even I knew about it. I approached this book with some trepidation as I'm not sure how highly I rate the general “TikTok made me buy it” quotes but it was 99p so I purchased it with an open mind.

The Inheritance Games is the first book in a trilogy following Avery Grambs who has inherited a billion dollar fortune from a man she has never met before. After her mother's death, Avery had been living in her car and sometimes with her sister Libby and we meet her as she is approached by strangers and told she's needed to attend the reading of the will of Tobias Hawthorne. At the reading, it is revealed she's now the heiress of a multi billion dollar inheritance with the catch being that she needs to live in a mansion for 12 months and must allow the family of the late Tobias to reside there too, including his four grandsons. The house itself is huge with secret passageways, different wings, a bowling alley, theatre, library's etc and Avery can't believe it's all been left to her by someone she's never met. Avery and the grandsons of Tobias are all left with a letter from Tobias with a cryptic message that they must all decipher.

As I said, I had low expectations for this book which is why I enjoyed it so much I think. It wasn’t an amazing read but I was on holiday when I read it and it was a perfect quick read for that (I read it in a few hours). Avery as a character was fine, I think she probably needed a bit more fleshing out, we are made to believe that she is genius level but we never really get that I think. The love triangle storyline was not great to be honest. Avery barely spent any time with the boys but is in love with them anyway, it was also very predictable. The boys themselves were fine but also nothing new really. I was intrigued by Nash and I expect we will find out more about him as the series progresses. I enjoyed the puzzles and the twists, these were very clever.

Overall, a good holiday read but nothing groundbreaking. I’ll probably pick up the rest of the series at some point.

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Samarpita Behera

It's a Great buy!

Reviewed in India on October 29, 2023

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I had been wanting to read this for awhile because of it's plot and a few quotes I read from here. I must say I have high hopes for this book! Also ny package arrived earlier than i expected so I'm happy! Go for it.

Bea

Great Read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2023

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It was a quick read but such an interesting book. I enjoyed reading it all and sometimes I did not want to put it down. Lots of mystery on what’s going on and lots of unexpected stuff going on! Would definitely recommend to teenagers.

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