Master of the Game – Sidney Sheldon

Master of the game by Sidney Sheldon is a page turner. This novel embodies Sidney Sheldon’s brilliance in storytelling. Although the story is neither suspense nor mystery, the storyline keeps the reader enchanted with little twists and turns.

Master of the game is the story of a family that founded a successful conglomerate called Kruger and Brent. The novel begins off describing how a young Jamie McGregor made a fortune for himself against tremendous odds in colonial South Africa and the eventual establishment of the conglomerate. True to the title “Master of the Game”, a large chunk of the story is about the ruthlessness, intelligence and cunningness of the central character, Kate Blackwell, who manipulates people and situations to get what she wants, which is the limitless growth of Kruger and Brent and her family’s absolute control over it. But destiny has something else in store for the lady who has to deal with a deranged son and his twin daughters Eve, an evil schemer, and Alexandra, a docile lady with no interest at all in the family business. The story details what it takes to be the “Master of the Game”.