![]() ![]() It is clear that Steadman is very comfortable in this area of her novel, perhaps her screen-based background working on sets such as Downton Abbey has assisted her in this component of The Family Game. It was easy to picture the cast moving through the halls and vast estate grounds of this stately residence thanks to Steadman’s prose. The expansive and opulent estate of the Holbeck family is laid out well for the audience. ![]() Steadman presents her readers with a fantastic setting base for her latest novel to play out. Edward’s father was a shadowy figure and I had my reservations about this patriarch as soon as he popped up on the pages of The Family Game. The added plot device of Harriet being pregnant and producing a future heir to the Holbeck estate was a great angle too. This wealthy family are mysterious and intriguing, so I was keen to find out what they were all hiding. I definitely held some initial suspicions about his family. Harriet was immediately engaging and her new fiancé Edward was charming. The Family Game is a delicious and devious thriller that soon lured me in. I love all of these authors so I was happy to settle down and enjoy Catherine Steadman’s most current release on audiobook. But can this tape be trusted, or is it just a fabrication to test Harriet’s loyalty in a sick family initiation game?Ĭatherine Steadman is steadily making a name for herself in the domestic thriller slash psychological fiction genre alongside authors such as Lucy Foley, Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware. What is even more worrying is that the tape also contains a confession to this crime. But this isn’t a run of the mill story, what Harriet uncovers the more she listens to the tape is a shocking murder plot. When Harriet meets Edward’s father, she is a little overawed and when he hands her a book in the form of a tape, Harriet is intrigued by his intentions. Harriet’s new finance Edward comes from powerful stock and Harriet knows that she is possibly in over her head in joining the Holbeck family. The Family Game follows Harriet Reed, a woman who has just got engaged to the very handsome heir to the vast Holbeck family fortune. A twisted cat and mouse style family affairs novel, Catherine Steadman’s latest gives us a glimpse into the perverse world of a very wealthy family. The Family Game is a novel I opted to listen to on the Audible platform, which is narrated by the author, Catherine Steadman, who is also an actress. Some of the best audiobooks I have come across are those narrated by the author themselves. Or something far darker.īecause this might be a game to the Holbeck family – but games can still be deadly. It’s a confession to murder.įeeling isolated and confused, Harriet must work out if this is all part of a plan to test her loyalty. When Edward’s father hands her a tape of a book he’s been working on, she is desperate to listen.īut as she presses play, it’s clear that this isn’t a novel. Harriet Reed is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir to an extremely powerful American family. Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense ![]()
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