El Amo Del Juego/Masters of the Game

**One of Sidney Sheldon's most popular and bestselling titles. Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in the world. She is an enigma, a woman surrounded by a thousand unanswered questions.** Her father was a diamond prospector who struck it rich beyond his wildest dreams.Her mother was the daughter of a crooked Afrikaner merchant. Her conception was itself an act of hate-filled vengeance. **At the extravagant celebrations of her ninetieth birthday, there are toasts from a Supreme Court Judge and a telegram from the White House.** And for Kate there are ghosts, ghosts of absent friends and of enemies. Ghosts from a life of blackmail and murder. Ghosts from an empire spawned by naked ambition! **Sidney Sheldon is one of the most popular storytellers in the world. This is one of his best-loved novels, a compulsively readable thriller, packed with suspense, intrigue and passion. It will recruit a new generation of fans to his writing.*--goodreads*** Master of the Game is a novel by Sidney Sheldon, first published in hardback format in 1982. Spanning four generations in the lives of the fictional McGregor/Blackwell family, the critically acclaimed novel spent four weeks at number one on the New York Times Best Seller List, and was later adapted into a 1984 television miniseries.***--Ahmad Sharabiani (goodreads reviewer)***

First sentence: "By God, this is a real donderstorm!"

Year

1983

Language

English

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Editions

28

Reader rating

3.9 / 5 (20)

Pages

496

ISBN

9780446355452

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