The Grandest Game
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Book Overview
A new roster of contenders steps into the Hawthornes’ most audacious challenge: a twenty-six-million-dollar game conceived by Avery Grambs and the Hawthorne brothers. Haunted Lyra Kane, driven Gigi Grayson, and enigmatic Rohan find themselves sealed inside a cutting-edge mansion on Hawthorne Island, forced into uneasy teams to crack layered riddles before sunrise. As clues pry open pasts and expose dangerous secrets, a shadow player starts bending the rules, raising the risk of betrayal, ruin, and failure. With legacies on the line and time bleeding away, each contestant must decide what they’re willing to sacrifice—and who they can trust—when the fiercest battle may be with themselves.
This guide covers every chapter in full, delivers incisive profiles of the cast, and threads the novel’s core themes with precision. It also highlights essential quotes and decodes the puzzles and motives behind them, giving you a sharp, comprehensive companion to the game.