Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game.

There is not a single Sidney Sheldon's book that I have not read..I fell in love with his style when I read his "Tell me your Dreams". He simply was an author class apart.. Recently I picked up a new book, Sidney Sheldon's Mistress Of The Game, by Tilly Bagshawe. This book is a sequel to Master of the Game written by the master himself in 1982.


Like me and millions of female readers, the author too is a huge fan of Sheldon, and she was approached to write the sequel to the book Master of the Game. One of the major reasons why Sheldon has always been a hit specially with women readers was because all his heroines were strong and successful, all this added in a gripping suspense story which makes any of the Sheldon books hard to keep down.


Since this book is not written by Sheldon himself, I had my doubts if it could come close to his style of writing, after all its not easy to fit in Sheldon's shoes. But after reading the first page I was sure that this book is no less either. It does not disappoint in any department, be it story, suspense, or romance.

The book begings with the female protagonist Lexi Templeton receiving a letter from her aunt Eve Blackwell on her wedding day. The letter contains a secret which if found out can destroy her life, marriage and her most loved , her company Kruger-Brent Ltd. The story then goes back in the past where we meet Robbie, Lexi's brother who has a tough time coming to terms with his sexuality, Peter Templeton, Lexi's father, who is depressed, and turns to alcohol after the death of his beloved wife. Max Webser, Eve's son,who is a puppet in Eve's hands, wants the company just for himself, with only Lexi in his way to achieve his goal. All these characters are caught in web of deceit, love and power. The reader clings to every word, with an ending which leaves the reader fumbling for words.

Tilly Bagshawe could not have done a much better justice to the master story-teller. Not for a minute this looks like a book not written by Sidney Sheldon. Had Sheldon been alive today, he would have truly loved this book, even proud. For all die-hard Sidney Sheldon fans, this is a must buy book. It certainly deserves a place in the bookshelves amongst all the other Sheldon's best.