![]() Kirkus Reviews A gripping mystery with strong but flawed characters, the book is impossible to put down. ![]() Recommended for reality TV fans and genealogy buffs. hand this to fans of high-stakes reality challenge shows as well as those who count Raskin's The Westing Game (BCCB 9/78) as a favorite. The competition creates a lively vehicle for international travel and plenty of action and suspense. Who can Avery truly trust? And is winning worth her life? As the competition takes treacherous turns, it becomes clear there can only be one victor. Suddenly, losing the game might mean losing him, too. As the game progresses, Avery falls hard for Riley. Riley is the handsome son of Grandmother VanDemere's lawyer. He's her main competition, and he'll do anything to win-including betray his own children. ![]() ![]() Marshall might be Avery's uncle, but there's no love lost between the two of them. and to discover the truth about her long-lost mother. Finally, she has a chance to prove herself. The Players: Seventeen-year-old Avery is the black sheep of the VanDemere clan, the ostracized illegitimate daughter. There will be eight competitors, three continents. The Competition: Outlandishly wealthy Grandmother VanDemere has decided to leave her vast fortune to the family member who proves him or herself worthiest-by solving puzzles and riddles on a whirlwind race around the globe, from the mines of Venezuela to the castles of Scotland. ![]()
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