Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game

By: Sidney Sheldon, Tilly Bagshawe

Narrated by: Karen Ziemba

Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Sidney Sheldon introduced the glamorous, scheming Blackwell family and its unforgettable matriarch, Kate Blackwell, in his worldwide best seller Master of the Game. Now a generation has passed, and as the world has changed, so too has America's own royal family. Yet the intervening years have not lessened the Blackwells' drama or talent for manipulation, domination, and passion.

Though Kate is long gone, the children of her beloved granddaughters, Eve and Alexandra, battle to carry on her powerful legacy. Each is determined to control Kruger-Brent, Ltd., the multibillion-dollar international corporation with holdings in diverse industries around the globe. But only one can reign supreme. . . . Lexi Templeton is a ruthless competitor with the brains and beauty to match. Raised by her psychiatrist father, Lexi burns to follow in her great-grandmother's footsteps and become her own Mistress of the Game. She is not alone in her ambitions. Her handsome and nefarious cousin, Max Webster, the son of Eve, will stop at nothing to own the prize of Kruger-Brent. Driven by hatred, jealousy, and blinding devotion to his bitter and twisted mother, he will seduce, betray, and even kill to succeed. And there is another player with plans of his own: a little-known descendant of Kate's great-grandfather. Growing up in poverty in Aberdeen, Scotland, handsome and cunning Gabriel McGregor is determined to fulfill his destiny . . a quest that will lead him deep into the heart of the Kruger-Brent empire.

In a family rife with secrets - murder, hidden identities, perversions - and a depraved sense of honor, the player who wins the game may be the only one who will survive.

Full of the late master's trademark elements - remarkable characters, dazzling plotting, and a page-turning narrative style - this sizzling sequel vividly captures the master's voice and irresistible magic. Vintage Sheldon, Mistress of the Game will enthrall loyal fans and introduce his enduring...

©2009 Sidney Sheldon Family Limited Partnership (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

Yuk, I wish I could give -stars

There is not a character here I can stand. No one I would waste my time with. Just weird motivations for actions that I just can't relate to at all. Glad I got it on sale.

PEDOPHILIA

blatant pedophilia. this book needs to be pulled from Audible!!

i was engaged in the book and then realized what i was really listening to;. sex with minors.

no thank you

Disaster!

Totally disappointing! No consistency, no logic, no follow ups on some would-be-good ideas; it seems like the author did not do his homework and demonstrated very poor knowledge of almost all of the subjects he was writing about; his vocabulary is very poor too; some ideas that could have developed into interesting plots had never been elaborated. All in all the novel gives an impression of being written by an amateur, or by a professional who's either become overly confident and lazy, or impotent... In brief, this book is a waste of time and money

no stars

Garbage

Sidney would turn over in his grave.

What would have made Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game better?

I read Master of the Game years ago and literally could not put the book down. I stayed up all night and read it. This book by Tilly Bagshawe is trash. The characters are petty and irredeemably broken, psychotic, sociopathic, neurotic. The story was anarchistic. The writing is awful.

Would you ever listen to anything by Sidney Sheldon and Tilly Bagshawe again?

Not anything by Tilly Bagshawe. I used to read quite a bit of Sidney.

How could the performance have been better?

She read too fast, like she was in a terrible hurry to get through the terrible writing. I guess I don't blame her.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game?

The rape and murder scene in South Africa was totally unnecessary. Obviously it was the only thing the author could think of to get her two heroes together. Actually I thought I was listening to an abridged version of the book, since there was really no development of much of anything, just jumping from one fortune made and lost to the next.

Any additional comments?

Don't waste your time.

I struggled to listen to the entire book.

From page one, it was obvious it was not a book written by Sidney Sheldon. The author should never be allowed to write a sequel to a book. Especially, a masterpiece like Master of the game. Kate Blackwell just be plotting some form of revenge for the butchering of her grandchildren and her pride and Joy, Kruger-Brent.

I second the "Disaster" comment

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

This is the best sort of book to read in paperback on an airplane. If it's left behind, it won't matter. No one would miss the writing and the story is one we've all read before. The story recalls any of twenty other books written - and written better - by anyone from Jeffrey Archer to Danielle Steele. No one expects Sheldon to be dense, provocative, or philosophical. Readers do, however, expect a Sheldon book to be accurate and well-plotted enough to lead readers to suspend disbelief, and never look back. A Sheldon book is written to convey to readers a palpable degree of tension, and an engrossing story. This book is none of these. I agree with the other reviewer that the author seems not to have done enough research into any of the subjects he/she was writing about. This is a superficial read with a contrived plot and forgettable characters. I wouldn't bother.

Has Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game turned you off from other books in this genre?

Reading this has certainly turned me off anything co-written by Tilly Bagshawe.

Not a good story. Filled with hate and revenge.

I couldn’t finish it. Lots of bad language and evil people. It just made me feel very uncomfortable. There wasn’t a single character in the story that I liked. I only made it 7 chapters and decided to stop listening.