The Inheritance Games

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Narrated by: Christie Moreau

Brought to you by Penguin.

An utterly addictive and twisty thriller, full of dark family secrets and deadly stakes. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out.

She came from nothing.
Avery has a plan: keep her head down, work hard for a better future.
Then an eccentric billionaire dies, leaving her almost his entire fortune. And no one, least of all Avery, knows why.

They had everything.
Now she must move into the mansion she's inherited.
It's filled with secrets and codes, and the old man's surviving relatives -
a family hell-bent on discovering why Avery got 'their' money.

Now there's only one rule: winner takes all.
Soon she is caught in a deadly game that everyone in this strange family is playing.
But just how far will they go to keep their fortune?


'A fantastic rollercoaster of a book! We Were Liars meets The Da Vinci Code. I loved it!' Kat Ellis, author of Harrow Lake

'A thrilling blend of family secrets, illicit romance and a high-stakes treasure hunt . . . The nonstop twists kept me guessing until the very last page!' Katharine McGee, New York Times bestselling author of American Royals

'One of YA's more reliably twisty and brilliant thriller authors is back with a brand new series that's every bit as impossible to put down as her others' Buzzfeed

© Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critic reviews

Barnes is a master of puzzles and plot twists. (E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars)

Impossible to put down

A fantastic rollercoaster of a book! We Were Liars meets The Da Vinci Code.

(Kat Ellis, author of Harrow Lake)

A thrilling blend of family secrets, illicit romance and a high-stakes treasure hunt . . . The nonstop twists kept me guessing until the very last page! (Katharine McGee, author of American Royals)

A thrilling blend of family secrets, illicit romance and a high-stakes treasure hunt . . . The nonstop twists kept me guessing until the very last page! (Katharine McGee, NYT bestselling author of American Royals)

A fantastic rollercoaster of a book! We Were Liars meets The Da Vinci Code. I loved it! (Kat Ellis, author of Harrow Lake)

One of YA's more reliably twisty and brilliant thriller authors is back with a brand new series that's every bit as impossible to put down as her others

The twists!!

I loved and fell for the characters, can’t wait to read more. The different stories and side plots were amazing

I can’t wait to see what new mysteries lie ahead in book 2

This book had almost everything. Drama, romance and mystery. All it was missing was a little bit of spice between the main character Avery and the Hawthornes, hopefully in book two. I’m definitely wanting to read the next one with the way the book ended. Sometimes I feel like Avery is being stupid when it comes to romance compared to how smart she is with everything else. I have the Hawthorne I want her to end up with. The puzzle and mysteries behind the book were thought throw and if I was playing this game I don’t know if I would have made it to the end. I guess all I can do now is read the next one.