“The master of the storytelling game.” Sidney Sheldon’s masterful #1 New York Times bestseller Master of the Game has enthralled millions of readers the world over. Now, at long last, the breathtaking saga of the ambitious and powerful MacGregor/Blackwell family continues in Sidney Sheldon’s Mistress of the Game. Author Tilly Bagshawe has picked up the master’s baton and delivered a magnificent tale of determination, greed, and very dark secrets in the distinct Sheldon vein that will mesmerize newcomers and confirmed Sidney Sheldon fans alike.
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"Such scandallllll. I swear. Fast paced and un-put-downable. If that's a word. Its a good story follow up to Sidney Sheldon's Master of the Game. Tho I wonder how Sheldon himself would have wrote the sequel, I can say that I still enjoyed Bagshawe's follow up."
— Abishag (4 out of 5 stars)
“Bagshawe’s prose is as breathless as her plotting.”
— Daily Mirror (London)“Bagshawe masterfully channels Sheldon in this sequel to his Master of the Game.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Karen Ziemba reads with her smooth voice softening the hard edges of each of the Blackwell clan. She ably captures the brains and drive of Lexi and Max as they implement their schemes against each other. Ziemba shifts her intonation as characters and locations change amid scenes of murder, kidnapping, violent sex, and cutthroat business dealings across the globe.”
— AudioFile" Lexi was no Kate Blackwell but still a good book. master of the game is one of my favorite books of all time. This book was a bit disturbing in parts, I felt unnecessarily but a pretty fast read. "
— Suzanne, 2/20/2014" It is what it is. A story of money and lust. Capitalizing off of the Sydney Sheldon book "Master of the Game". It is a guilty pleasure and a good read for pure enjoyment. The story moves fast with one chapter often leaping ahead 3-5 years from the previous chapter. Personally, I like hti sas it keeps the story moving. "
— Tom, 2/18/2014" well, even though this is a sequel it keeps u glued till the end...... Considering that a writer of sidney sheldon's calibre has a tremendous legacy, tilly has done a quite gud job to bring it sumwhere to his level "
— Rashmi, 2/12/2014" I enjoyed better than the first book (from Sidney Sheldon) "
— Moleculaaburrida, 2/8/2014" An engaging read, but the ending will make you want to chuck the book across the room. "
— Sarah, 1/29/2014" Loved this book. Made me want to go back and read Master of the Game again. Tilly Bagshawe did an excellent job of living up to Sidney Sheldon's standards. It was a book that I hated to finish because I knew the next book I read would not be as good! "
— Krisi, 1/26/2014" Sidney Sheldon was and probably is (even if he's gone already) my favorite author. So imagine my excitement when I saw this book years ago at our local bookstore. I was so excited I immediately read the book when I got home. Only to get disappointed in the end. I didn't feel the can't-put-down-need-to-finish urge just like when i was reading Sheldon's work. I got bored and gave up reading. Sorry to say this but Tilly just ruined it. "
— Maan, 1/25/2014" the book had all the elements of Sidney Sheldon, the only thing being it was a lengthy!! "
— Moksh, 1/19/2014" Not even close to Sidney Sheldon, or Master of the Game, but good on an absolute scale. "
— Kishore, 1/18/2014" Open ended. Not really looking forward to the next installment "
— Ruds, 1/11/2014" k guyz...itz truly pathetic...ws regrettin y evn i bothrd 2 read it....so many irrelevant side tracks makin d whole plot messy...n d book wid d worst ending... "
— Neha, 1/5/2014" Good sequel to Sidney Sheldon's "Master of the Game". Bagshawe captures Sheldon's style quite well. "
— Pat, 12/30/2013" This comes after the Master of the game.. "
— Keshav, 12/27/2013" Not the best sequel one could think to Master of the Game. It wasn't the way the story should have gone for me. It strayed from its path and the ending of the book just left me confused. All in all, an average book. "
— Dushyant, 12/14/2013" a classic sydney with globe trotting thrills and unprdedictable plots. lexie was as good as any blackwell...loved it! "
— Nance, 12/7/2013" I haven't read the prequel, but this book surely was worth the read. Now I'd like to read the famous Master of the Game :) "
— Glenissa, 10/3/2013" A very good book, couldn't put it down until it was finished. "
— Tyna, 5/1/2013" I really liked this book. It was very much like the old Sidney Sheldon books. "
— Kim, 4/15/2013" I have never read a book with so many unlikeable characters. Disappointed in Sidney Sheldon "
— Isabel, 12/6/2012" having read master of the games years ago I was curious to see what had happened to the character. Sidney Sheldon along with Tilly does not disappoint.. However it did lack a certain ruthlessness that Sheldon was famous for... "
— Deb, 9/7/2012" A very good follow up to Sidney Sheldons "Master Of the Game". Where Master Of The Game finishes Mistress Of The Game starts and brings the story up to the present day. "
— Steve, 6/27/2012" great impression. this is not just a must-read, it's a must-re-read book! "
— Snezhana, 4/12/2012" wonderful, couldn't put it down "
— Emmaculate, 2/26/2012" Loved the sequel. But like everyone else, I'm not crazy about ghost writers. Clearly this wasn't Mr. Sheldon's style, but I thought she did a good job with the sequel. "
— Jodie, 1/20/2012" Not as good as the original "Master of the Game" and also Sidney Sheldon died before finishing this book so it was actually finished by someone else. It is only worth reading if you hunger for more Blackwell Family drama! "
— Jeniffer, 1/12/2012" Gabe McGregor's character is more enticing than Lexi's... hhmmm... "
— Blossom, 1/7/2012" i like to see what happens to characters, this was pretty cheesy. "
— Ruth, 11/13/2011" Thoroughly enjoyed the book. Had to try and recall the original book, but then once the story got going it all fell into place. Quick read. "
— Durinda, 7/4/2011" This was pretty good. I haven't read Master of the Game, so I can't really appreciate the story line as much as someone who knows the background. "
— Sandra, 3/24/2011" No. Just. No. <br/> <br/>Tilly, I am sure you are a decent enough writer in your own right, but you are not Sidney and by trying to be Sidney, if you ask me, you are tarnishing his legacy. <br/> <br/>Step. Away. From. The. Sidney. "
— Tanya, 2/8/2011" I read it in one shot.. Through the night.. 5 hours straight, that's how much I liked it.. :D "
— Devika, 11/10/2010" I have read all of Sydney Sheldon's books as he is my all time favorite author-- Tilly almost captures it but not quite. But it will do for me.. "
— Tracy, 11/3/2010" Liked this book, easy read. Often predictable. "
— Claire, 9/27/2010" the book had all the elements of Sidney Sheldon, the only thing being it was a lengthy!! "
— Moksh, 9/22/2010" promising, yet very disappointing sequel to Sheldon`s Brilliant Master of the game. "
— Julie, 9/2/2010" Good sequel to Sidney Sheldon's "Master of the Game". Bagshawe captures Sheldon's style quite well. "
— Pat, 8/6/2010" LOVED this book. Interesting right from the start. Couldn't put it down. "
— Denice, 7/5/2010" I was quite disappointed with the ending. Why didn't they live happily ever after? Lexi could've just paid the detectives. Does this means there is another installment? :| "
— Mary, 7/1/2010" It has been years since I read Sheldon's Master of the Game but love how Bagshawe wrote using Sheldon's style to continue the story! "
— Ann, 6/30/2010Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007) remains one of the world’s top bestselling authors, having sold more than 300 million copies of his books. He is also the only writer to have won an Oscar, a Tony, and an Edgar. The Guinness Book of World Records heralds him as the most translated author in the world.
Michael Kramer is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an actor and director in the Washington, DC, area, where he is active in the area’s theater scene and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.
Karen Ziemba is an Earphones Award-winning narrator and a Tony Award-winning actor, singer, and dancer. In 2000 she received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress, along with the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards, starring in Susan Stroman and John Weidman’s hit musical Contact. She also starred as “Roxie Hart” in Chicago and “Rita Racine” in Steel Pier, for which she received her first Tony award nomination as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations. She is also active on tours to American cities and has made appearances in television series dramas.