Harriet Reed is a novelist engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir to an immense American fortune. To enter the family inner circle, she must participate in their private holiday traditions, which consist of high-stakes, physically demanding psychological games. During a secretive meeting, the family patriarch, Robert, gives Harriet a tape recording containing his confession to a past murder. As the festive games escalate into dangerous tests of loyalty and survival, Harriet uses her investigator’s intuition to uncover the Holbecks’ history of using wealth to bypass the law.
Readers who enjoy locked-room mysteries and stories about the moral corruption of the ultra-wealthy will find this useful. It appeals to those interested in how extreme privilege creates a separate set of rules for social conduct. The reader finishes the book with a clear understanding of how dynastic power preserves its own interests through ritualized intimidation and the calculated elimination of threats. This is for fans of suspense who prefer plots driven by intricate social hierarchies and dark family secrets.
Practical, growth-minded, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
