{"product_id":"9780593158081","title":"The Family Game: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A powerful family and a deadly game. Be prepared for a nail-biting, roller-coaster of a ride” (B. A. Paris, author of \u003ci\u003eBehind Closed Doors\u003c\/i\u003e), from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSomething in the Water, Mr. Nobody,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearing Act\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Holbecks are what you might come up with if you took the Roys from \u003ci\u003eSuccession\u003c\/i\u003e and blended them with the Murdochs, the Macbeths, and the Borgias. . . . Let the fun begin!”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e (Editors’ Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE RULES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Listen carefully\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Do your research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Trust no one\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Run for your life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s the holiday season and Harriet Reed, a novelist on the brink of literary stardom, is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir of an extremely powerful family. And even though Edward has long tried to sever ties with them, news of the couple’s upcoming marital bliss has the Holbecks inching back into their lives with one invite after another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Harriet is drawn into their lavish world, the family seems perfectly welcoming . . . even if some of their traditions, like a “Christmas demon” called Krampus, seem creepy at best. So when Edward’s father, Robert, hands Harriet a tape of a book he’s been working on, she is desperate to listen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as she presses play, it’s clear that this isn’t just a novel. It’s a confession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA confession to a grisly crime. A murder. And, suddenly, the game is in motion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeeling isolated and confused, Harriet must work out if this is part of a plan to test her loyalty or something far darker. What is it that Robert sees in her? Why give her the power to destroy everything?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis might be a game to the Holbeck family—but losing could still prove deadly.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME . . .\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370381414461,"sku":"9780593158081","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780593158081_p0.jpg?v=1771569860","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780593158081","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}