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The Inheritance Games

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Published
1 September 2020
Pages
392
ISBN-13
9780241476185
Type
novel
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About this book

Jennifer Lynn Barnes opened The Inheritance Games on 1 September 2020 with the 392-page title novel, the first of three numbered books following broke high schooler Avery Grambs as she inherits eccentric billionaire Tobias Hawthorne's fortune -- and moves into Hawthorne House alongside his furious, disinherited family. It fuses a puzzle-box mystery built into the house's riddles and hidden rooms with a slow-burn romance across two Hawthorne brothers, launching a franchise that later expanded into a companion novel and spin-off series.

Key facts about The Inheritance Games

The Inheritance Games is a novel by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Readers have had it since 1 September 2020. It runs to 392 pages.

Our list holds 3 editions of The Inheritance Games. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780241476185 to find the main one.

The Inheritance Games is book 1 of 5 in The Inheritance Games series. The series has 5 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Games Untold: An Inheritance Games Collection is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 12 November 2024.

Additionally, Jennifer Lynn Barnes writes The Naturals, The Fixer and Debutantes, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, The Gilded Blade is the latest published Jennifer Lynn Barnes book on file, from 14 July 2026.

About Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Jennifer Lynn Barnes is an American young-adult author best known for The Inheritance Games trilogy, following Avery Grambs, an ordinary teenager who inherits a vast fortune from a stranger and must unravel a puzzle-box mystery embedded in his mansion and family to understand why. See every Jennifer Lynn Barnes book in order.

Its place in The Inheritance Games

The Inheritance Games is book 1 in the The Inheritance Games series. It is followed by The Hawthorne Legacy. See the full The Inheritance Games reading order.

Avery Grambs is a broke high school student getting by on odd jobs when she learns that Tobias Hawthorne, an eccentric billionaire she's never met, has left her almost his entire fortune — on the condition that she moves into Hawthorne House and lives alongside his furious, disinherited family, including four grandsons who range from suspicious to outright hostile. To keep the inheritance, Avery has to unravel why a stranger chose her, working through a house built by a man obsessed with puzzles, riddles, and…

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