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A rich, eccentric family. A time-honored tradition. Or a lethal game of survival? One woman is about to find out if she has what it takes to join her husband's family in this riveting, must-read thriller from the author ofSomething in the Water, Mr. Nobody, and The Disappearing Act. THE RULES1. Listen carefully2.Do your research3. Trust no one4. Run for your life Harriet Reed, a novelist on the brink of literary stardom, is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir to an extremely powerful family. And even though he's long tried to severed ties with them, news of their marital bliss has the Holbecks inching back into their lives. As Harriet is drawn into their lavish world, they seem perfectly welcoming. And when Edward's father hands Harriet a tape of a book he's been working on, she is desperate to listen.