The novel revolves around four generations of the empire's rise and Kate's dedication to the conglomerate. She sees the ghosts of her past but refuses to join them until a member of the family is ready to take over. Kate Blackwell, matriarch of the Blackwell family and head of multinational business empire Kruger-Brent Int., celebrates her 90th birthday. On Aug(two years after Sheldon's death), William Morrow and Company released a sequel, Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game, written by Tilly Bagshawe. 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. 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.1982 1st year edition William Morrow and Company publishers, New York hardbound in tan and black boards with red lettering along spine very good condition with unmarked pages dust jacket quite good with minimal edge wear. Master of the Game is a novel by Sidney Sheldon, first published in hardback format in 1982. It will recruit a new generation of fans to his writing. This is one of his best-loved novels, a compulsively readable thriller, packed with suspense, intrigue and passion. Sidney Sheldon is one of the most popular storytellers in the world. Ghosts from an empire spawned by naked ambition! Ghosts from a life of blackmail and murder.

And for Kate there are ghosts, ghosts of absent friends and of enemies. At the extravagant celebrations of her ninetieth birthday, there are toasts from a Supreme Court Judge and a telegram from the White House. Her conception was itself an act of hate-filled vengeance.

Her father was a diamond prospector who struck it rich beyond his wildest dreams.Her mother was the daughter of a crooked Afrikaner merchant. She is an enigma, a woman surrounded by a thousand unanswered questions. Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in the world. One of Sidney Sheldon's most popular and bestselling titles.

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