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The Winner

David Baldacci (1997)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads4.15

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Tropes

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Synopsis

A rags-to-riches deal for single mother LuAnn Tyler is deadlier than she ever could have imagined in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from David Baldacci. THE DREAM She is twenty, beautiful, dirt-poor, and hoping for a better life for her infant daughter when LuAnn Tyler is offered the gift of a lifetime, a $100 million lottery jackpot. All she has to do is change her identity and leave the U.S. forever. THE KILLER It's an offer she dares to refuse...until violence forces her hand and thrusts her into a harrowing game of high-stakes, big-money subterfuge. It's a price she won't fully pay...until she does the unthinkable and breaks the promise that made her rich. THE WINNER For if LuAnn Tyler comes home, she will be pitted against the deadliest contestant of all: the chameleon-like financial mastermind who changed her life. And who can take it away at will...

Tags

ThrillerSuspenseCrime Fiction

Is The Winner appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

A single mother is forced into a dangerous lottery scheme involving violence, murder, and high-stakes subterfuge. Contains moderate violence and threatening situations throughout.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, captivity, and violence (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will find the desperate mother's high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with a deadly mastermind gripping and suspenseful.